Approaches to investigating common bleeding disorders: An evaluation of North American coagulation laboratory practices

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Hayward, Catherine P M ^a,b   Moffat, Karen A ^a,b   Plumhoff, Elizabeth ^b,c   Van Cott, Elizabeth M ^b,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; POLYMER; PROTHROMBIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORTH AMERICA; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA COLLECTION; FIBRINOLYSIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (U.S.); PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROTHROMBIN TIME; UNITED STATES; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASES;

EID: 84859947727     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23124     Document Type: Article

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