Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(05): 1063-1064
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615125
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH

Intraindividual Variability in Plasma Viscosity Measurements

Robert S. Rosenson
1   From the Preventive Cardiology Center, and Lipoprotein and Hemorheology Research Facility, Section of Cardiology
,
Christine Tangney
2   From the Departments of Medicine, Pathology and Clinical Nutrition, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
› Author Affiliations
Further Information

Publication History

Received 22 September 1997

Accepted after revision 14 January 1998

Publication Date:
07 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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