How to interpret a prolonged prothrombin time or activated partial thromboplastin time

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Desborough, Michael J ^a   Keeling, David M ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; COAGULATION PROTEIN DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879356952     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.Sup1.C10     Document Type: Article

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