Effects of tourniquet application on plasma viscosity measurements

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 191-194

  Rosenson, Robert S ^a   Tangney, Christine C ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASMA VISCOSITY; RELIABILITY; TOURNIQUET;

ADULT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0031857757     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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