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Association of von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen plasma levels with primary Raynaud’s phenomenon in male and female patients

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A. T. Takats and A. H. Shemirani contributed equally to this work.

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Takáts, AT., Shemirani, AH., Zsóri, KS. et al. Association of von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen plasma levels with primary Raynaud’s phenomenon in male and female patients. Rheumatol Int 33, 1083–1084 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2236-9

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