Blood loss in long-term aspirin users undergoing transurethral prostatectomy

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-206

  Ala Opas, Martti Y ^a   Grönlund, Sari S ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Bleeding; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 0029900162     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609181300     Document Type: Article

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