Eptifibatide induced profound thrombocytopenia in a patient with pelvic malignancy: A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecologic Oncology Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2211-338X
DOI: 10.1016/j.gynor.2012.03.002