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Practice Guideline
. 2022 Aug;198(3):443-458.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.18239. Epub 2022 May 29.

Thrombophilia testing: A British Society for Haematology guideline

Deepa J Arachchillage  1   2 , Lucy Mackillop  3 , Arvind Chandratheva  4 , Jayashree Motawani  5 , Peter MacCallum  6   7 , Mike Laffan  1   2
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Practice Guideline

Thrombophilia testing: A British Society for Haematology guideline

Deepa J Arachchillage et al. Br J Haematol. 2022 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: acquired thrombophilia; antiphospholipid antibodies; antithrombin; heritable thrombophilia; pregnancy morbidity; thrombosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The BSH paid the expenses incurred during the writing of this guidance. All authors have made a full declaration of interests to the BSH and Task Force Chairs which may be viewed on request. None of the authors have any relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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