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O blood group and the risk of major bleeding: a single-center survey

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Franchini, M., Crestani, S., Rossi, C. et al. O blood group and the risk of major bleeding: a single-center survey. J Thromb Thrombolysis 35, 65–66 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-012-0783-x

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