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Thromb Haemost 2003; 89(02): 405-407
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613458
Letters to the Editor
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Low molecular weight heparin treatment for malignant melanoma: a pilot clinical trial

M. Z. Wojtukiewicz
,
L. Kozlowski
,
K. Ostrowska
,
A. Dmitruk
,
L. R. Zacharski
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Reiceved 16 August 2002

Accepted 20 August 2002

Publication Date:
07 December 2017 (online)

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