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Elevated platelet microparticles in stable coronary artery disease are unrelated to disease severity or to indices of inflammation

Kiat T. Tan Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK
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Muzahir H. Tayebjee Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK
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Robert J. Macfadyen Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK
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Gregory Y. H. Lip Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK
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Andrew D. Blann Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 368-371 | Received 07 Dec 2004, Accepted 14 Dec 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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