The incidence and cause of coagulopathies in an intensive care population

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 460-463

  Chakraverty, R ^a   Davidson, S ^a   Peggs, K ^a   Stross, P ^a   Garrard, C ^a   Littlewood, T J ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coagulopathy; intensive care; vitamin K deficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029921909     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.5101050.x     Document Type: Article

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