Unfractionated Heparin Dosing in the FRIC Study
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Unfractionated heparin dosing in the FRIC study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.14.1424