Thromb Haemost 2012; 108(06): 1238-1241
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-04-0242
Letters to the Editor
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Phenprocoumon and acenocoumarol treatment in paediatric patients

Nienke Spoor
1   Department of Pediatric Haematology-Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
Frans J. Smiers
1   Department of Pediatric Haematology-Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
Felix J. M. van der Meer
2   Leiden Anticoagulation Clinic and Department of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
Barbara A. Hutten
3   Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and
,
C. Heleen van Ommen
4   Department of Pediatric Haematology, Emma Children’s Hospital / Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Publication History

Received: 18 April 2012

Accepted after major revision: 30 August 2012

Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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