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The incidence of venous thromboembolism among Factor V Leiden carriers: a community-based cohort study

  1. J. A. HEIT1,
  2. J. L. SOBELL1,
  3. H. LI2,
  4. S. S. SOMMER3

Article first published online: 25 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01117.x

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Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 305–311, February 2005

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HEIT, J. A., SOBELL, J. L., LI, H. and SOMMER, S. S. (2005), The incidence of venous thromboembolism among Factor V Leiden carriers: a community-based cohort study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 3: 305–311. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01117.x

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  1. 1

    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Section of Haematology Research, Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Psychiatry, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research

  2. 2

    Division of Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences Research

  3. 3

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

*John A. Heit, Haematology Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Tel.: 507 284 4634; fax: 507 266 9302; e-mail: heit.john@mayo.edu

  1. Present addresses: J. L. Sobell and S. S. Sommer, Division of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010–0269, USA; and Dr H. Li, Rowe Program in Human Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616–8500, USA.

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  1. Issue published online: 25 JAN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 25 JAN 2005
  3. Received 21 July 2004, accepted 28 September 2004

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