Fathers of modern coagulation

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(01): 3-5
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-04-0313

Anniversary Issue Contribution

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Dougald M. Monroe

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Durham VA Medical Center and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Maureane Hoffman

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Durham VA Medical Center and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Harold R. Roberts

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Durham VA Medical Center and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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