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Thromb Haemost 1992; 68(01): 088
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656324
Letters to the Editor
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The Effect of Residual Heparin on the Interpretation of Heparin-Induced Platelet Aggregation in the Diagnosis of Heparin-Associated Thrombocytopenia

Melanie McCabe White
1   University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
,
Linda Siders
2   Methodist Hospital, Memphis, USA
,
Lisa K Jennings
1   University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
,
Frank L White
2   Methodist Hospital, Memphis, USA
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Received 16 December 1991

Accepted after revision 04 February 1992

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03 July 2018 (online)

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