The effect of specimen hemolysis on coagulation test results

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 748-755

  Laga, Alvaro C ^a   Cheves, Tracey A ^a   Sweeney, Joseph D ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated partial thromboplastin time; aPTT; Coagulation; Hemolysis; Prothrombin time; PT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 33750739241     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/03FK3378YTRA1FRF     Document Type: Article

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