Platelet Aggregation under Hypocalcaemic Conditions

Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(03): 608
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656018

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Valentine C Menys

University Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

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Philip R Belcher

University Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

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