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Letters to the Editor: Original Scientific Contributions

Late, new-onset thrombocytopenia following rattlesnake envenomation without early thrombocytopenia or post-antivenom platelet increase

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Pages 424-425 | Received 29 May 2019, Accepted 20 Jul 2019, Published online: 06 Aug 2019

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