Assays for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Griffiths, E ^a   Dzik, W H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; diagnosis; heparin; thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031104888     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1997.d01-77.x     Document Type: Review

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