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01-04-2012 | Progress in Hematology
Guest editorial: current understanding of thrombosis and hemostasis—from bench to bedside
Author:
Toshiyuki Miyata
Published in:
International Journal of Hematology
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Issue 4/2012
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Excerpt
In this “Progress in Hematology”, I would like to offer four excellent invited reviews in the field of thrombosis and hemostasis. On July 23–27, 2011, the XXIII Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis was held in Kyoto, even after the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami on March 11, followed by the nuclear power plant accident. The Local Organizing Committee hosted more than 160 invited guest speakers and more than 3,000 oral and poster presentations from 75 countries. On this occasion, I had the privilege to organize the “Progress in Hematology” in the fields of thrombosis and hemostasis. …