Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(02): 180-181
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612969
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Pregnancy, Heparin and Osteoporosis

Sam Schulman
1   Coagulation Unit, Department of Hematology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm
,
Margareta Hellgren-Wångdahl
2   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SU/East Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Publication History

Publication Date:
13 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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