Is the evidence behind platelet-rich plasma therapies strong enough?

Eklem Hastaliklari ve Cerrahisi

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-

  Sahap Atik O ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; STANDARD; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; HUMANS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA;

EID: 84865415811     PISSN: 13058282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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