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Original Article

Cholestatic liver injury as a side-effect of dabigatran and the use of coagulation tests in dabigatran intoxication and after reversal by idarucizumab in bleeding and sepsis

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Pages 1-5 | Received 12 Mar 2017, Accepted 14 Oct 2017, Published online: 17 Nov 2017

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