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A rare case of prothrombin time prolongation

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  1. Center for Atherothrombotic Disease, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Eleonora Camilleri

  2. Center for Atherothrombotic Disease, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Niccolò Maggini & Daniela Poli

  3. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Matteo Piccica & Annarita Botta

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Camilleri, E., Maggini, N., Piccica, M. et al. A rare case of prothrombin time prolongation. Intern Emerg Med 16, 237–239 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02408-x

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