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Antiplatelet effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids compared with aspirin: a pilot study with whole-blood

Izabela Tuleta, Gerhard Bauriedel, Ina Hasenbank

    Thrombosis Research
    |May 22, 2009
    PubMed
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