International Committee Communications

Thromb Haemost 1978; 39(02): 504-509
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646710

Original Article

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The “Normal Range” in Tests of Haemostasis

M J R Healy

^*The Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street, London WC1E 7HT

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G I C Ingram

Department of Haematology, St. Thomas’ Hospital and Medical School, London SEI 7EH, U.K.

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