Thousands of lives could be saved using tranexamic acid for patients with bleeding trauma

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-

  Sydenham, Emma ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LITERATURE; MALE; MORTALITY;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TRANEXAMIC ACID; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79958287450     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040059     Document Type: Article

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