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Research Article

Coagulopathy in moderate head injury. The role of early administration of low molecular weight heparin

, MD, , MD, PhD, , MD, , MD, , MD & , MD, PhD
Pages 1189-1192 | Received 14 Nov 2009, Accepted 26 Apr 2010, Published online: 19 Jul 2010

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