Antiphospholipid Antibodies, Portal and Mesenteric Thrombosis and Carcinoid Tumor: A Case Report
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Antiphospholipid antibodies, portal and mesenteric thrombosis and carcinoid tumor: a case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Thrombosis and Haemostasis
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0340-6245,2567-689X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616071