Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 33-41 , August 2006

In vitro testing of platelets using the thromboelastogram, platelet function analyzer, and the clot signature analyzer to predict the bleeding time

Received 6 December 2005 ,Accepted 13 February 2006.

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☆ This work was supported by the US Navy (Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-94-C-0149) and by funding provided to the US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

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doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2006.02.003

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 33-41 , August 2006

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