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Peri-operative thrombosis prophylaxis in the Chinese versus Caucasian population

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  1. Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Samir Mardini

  2. Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland / Case Western University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Christopher J. Salgado

  3. Plastic Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 199 Tunghwa Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Lun-Jou Lo

  4. Plastic Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Hung-Chi Chen

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Mardini, S., Salgado, C.J., Lo, LJ. et al. Peri-operative thrombosis prophylaxis in the Chinese versus Caucasian population. Ann Hematol 89, 93–94 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-009-0765-z

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