The poor quality of streptokinase products in use in developing countries [4]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1092-1093

  Longstaff, Colin ^a   Thelwell, C ^a   Whitton, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; DRUG; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 23844490877     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01271.x     Document Type: Letter

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