A Tale of Two Anticoagulants: Warfarin and Heparin

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-181

  Copeland, Charles E ^a   Six, Cheryl K ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DICOUMAROL; HEPARIN; PROTHROMBIN; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEPARIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; UNITED STATES; WARFARIN;

EID: 68949219577     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.03.035     Document Type: Article

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