Five-minute preparation of platelet-poor plasma for routine coagulation testing

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-236

  Sultan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE POOR PLASMA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ADOLESCENT; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROTHROMBIN TIME; STANDARDS; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLASMA; PLATELET COUNT; PROTHROMBIN TIME; TIME FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649139451     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.2.233     Document Type: Article

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