Deep vein thrombosis after orthopedic surgery in a patient with type 1 von Willebrand disease and mutations in the MTHFR and beta-fibrinogen genes

Massimo Franchini; Mauro Krampera; Dino Veneri

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1613499

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2003; 90(05): 963-964
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613499

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Deep vein thrombosis after orthopedic surgery in a patient with type 1 von Willebrand disease and mutations in the MTHFR and beta-fibrinogen genes

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Massimo Franchini
Mauro Krampera
Dino Veneri

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