Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis syndrome (HIT): Diagnosis and treatment

Platelets

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-74

  Baglin, T P ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAPAROID; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030934251     PISSN: 09537104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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