Is Factor VII Protein Concentration (FVII:Ag) a Thrombotic Risk Indicator?

Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(05): 1064-1065
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615126

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Else M. Bladbjerg

¹Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg and Institute for Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark
Lars Møller

²Centre of Preventive Medicine, Glostrup University Hospital, Denmark
Jørgen Jespersen

¹Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg and Institute for Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark

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