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Factor V Leiden: the venous thrombotic risk in thrombophilic families

  1. Ruud Lensen,
  2. Frits Rosendaal,
  3. Jan Vandenbroucke And,
  4. Rogier Bertina

Article first published online: 24 DEC 2001

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02236.x

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British Journal of Haematology

British Journal of Haematology

Volume 110, Issue 4, pages 939–945, September 2000

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Lensen, R., Rosendaal, F., Vandenbroucke And, J. and Bertina, R. (2000), Factor V Leiden: the venous thrombotic risk in thrombophilic families. British Journal of Haematology, 110: 939–945. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02236.x

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  1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Research Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

* Dr Ruud Lensen, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Building 1 C0-P45, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. E-mail: ruudle nsen@hotmail.com

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  1. Issue published online: 24 DEC 2001
  2. Article first published online: 24 DEC 2001
  3. Received 30 December 1999; accepted for publication 4 May 2000

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