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Intra-individual variability of residual platelet reactivity assessed by the VerifyNow-P2Y12 assay in patients with clopidogrel resistance after percutaneous coronary intervention

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Pages 305-307 | Received 13 Aug 2010, Accepted 16 Sep 2010, Published online: 11 Apr 2011

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