Prothrombin time in liver failure: Time, ratio, activity percentage, or international normalized ratio
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Falsely elevated prothrombin international normalized ratio values.
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0270-9139,1527-3350
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510240613