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Uric acid and thrombotic risk: an emerging link

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Cicero, A.F.G., Fogacci, F. & Borghi, C. Uric acid and thrombotic risk: an emerging link. Intern Emerg Med 15, 1167–1168 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02322-2

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