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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(02): 445-447
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-06-0413
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-06-0413
Case Report
Multifocal thrombophlebitis and deep vein thrombosis in primary cytomegalovirus infection – A histopathological analysis
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Financial support:This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant-Nr. 3200–664121, SCORE-Fellowship to B.C.B.), by the European Union MOLSTROKE (Molecular basis of vascular events leading to thrombotic stroke) project, LSHMCT-2004–005206 and by the Stiftung für Medizinische Forschung, Basel, Switzerland.
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Publication History
Received: 16 June 2007
Accepted after major revision: 28 January 2007
Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)
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