PREOPERATIVE BLEEDING TIME AND CLOTTING TIME TESTS :USEFUL OR WASTEFUL?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(02)80170-8