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Original Article

Increased Whole Blood Platelet Aggregation in Patients with Raynaud's Phenomenon with or without Systemic Sclerosis

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Pages 97-101 | Received 06 Nov 1992, Accepted 29 Jan 1993, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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