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Thromb Haemost 2014; 111(06): 1177-1179
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-09-0746
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-09-0746
Letters to the Editor
Immature platelet fraction analysis demonstrates a difference in thrombopoiesis between normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancies
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Financial support: TRE was funded by a grant from the Evelyn Trust. The study was supported in part by program grants from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR, RPPG-0310-1002) and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre funding to the National Health Service Blood and Transplant Cambridge BioResource.
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Publication History
Received:
10 September 2013
Accepted after major revision:
20 January 2013
Publication Date:
02 December 2017 (online)
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