Basal homocysteine blood levels in patients with venous thromboembolic disease from a rural south Extremadura area Spain

José María Calvo-Romero; Esther María Lima-Rodríguez

2005, Number 6

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Rev Invest Clin 2005; 57 (6)

Basal homocysteine blood levels in patients with venous thromboembolic disease from a rural south Extremadura area 'Spain'

Calvo-Romero JM, Lima-Rodríguez EM

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