Collection of blood specimens by venipuncture for plasma-based coagulation assays

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-335

  Raijmakers, Maarten T M ^a   Menting, Carolien H F ^a   Vader, Huib L ^a   Van Der Graaf, Fedde ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated partial thromboplastin time; APTT; Discard tube; Preanalytics; Prothrombin time; PT; Specialized coagulation assay

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; PROTEIN C; PROTHROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE FREE PLASMA; VEIN PUNCTURE; METHODOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASMA;

BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HUMANS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 77449134082     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP9ATB0AXPFJCC     Document Type: Article

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