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Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(05): 1109-1110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616815
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Effect of unfractionated heparin and long-term treatment with low-molecular-weight heparin, bemiparin, on potassium levels

Eduardo Rocha
1   University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
,
Antonio Gómez-Outes
2   Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Rovi, Madrid, Spain,
,
Javier Martínez Martínez
2   Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Rovi, Madrid, Spain,
,
Vijay Vir Kakkar
3   Thrombosis Research Institute, London, UK
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Received: 20 June 2005

Accepted after revision: 10 August 2005

Publication Date:
15 December 2017 (online)

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