Should we Test the Prothrombin Time in Anticoagulated Epistaxis Patients?
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Should we test the prothrombin time in anticoagulated epistaxis patients?
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergy & Rhinology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2152-6567,2152-6567
DOI: 10.2500/ar.2013.4.0049