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Original Article

The influence of N-acetylcysteine on the measurement of prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time in healthy subjects

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Pages 543-547 | Received 24 Mar 1994, Accepted 15 Jun 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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