P0357 A CASE OF THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA ASSOCIATED WITH CLOPIDOGREL
β Scribed by Seyit Mehmet Kayacan
- Book ID
- 117645659
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0953-6205
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