Thromb Haemost 1996; 75(05): 859-860
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650381
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Factor V Leiden and Sickle Cell Disease

M A Laffan
The Department of Haematology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK
,
T Vulliamy
The Department of Haematology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK
,
E Schmitz
The Department of Haematology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK
,
D Swisky
The Department of Haematology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK
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Further Information

Publication History

Received 08 December 1995

Accepted after revision 30 January 1996

Publication Date:
10 July 2018 (online)

 
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