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Thromb Haemost 1989; 61(01): 154
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646550
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Elevated Plasma Concentrations of Fibrinogen May Cause an Overestimation of Functional Plasminogen

Jørgen Gram
The Section of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, and Section of Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark
,
Steffen Munkvad
The Section of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, and Section of Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark
,
Jørgen Jespersen
The Section of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, and Section of Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark
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Received 28 August 1988

Accepted after revision 11 October 1988

Publication Date:
24 July 2018 (online)

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