Protein C in the treatment of coagulopathy in meningococcal disease [9]

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9017, 1996, Pages 1767-

  Rintala, E ^a   Seppala, O P ^a   Kotilainen, P ^a   Rasi, V ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PROTEIN C;

ADULT; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 15844395458     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90845-4     Document Type: Letter

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