Effect of Multiple Freeze–Thaw Cycles on Coagulation Testing

Robert C. Gosselin; Kaitlyn Honeychurch; Hyun Ji Kang; Denis M. Dwyre

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1709474

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Thromb Hemost 2020; 46(04): 515-520
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1709474

Letter to the Editor

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Effect of Multiple Freeze–Thaw Cycles on Coagulation Testing

Robert C. Gosselin

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California

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Kaitlyn Honeychurch

²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California

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Hyun Ji Kang

²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California

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Denis M. Dwyre

²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California

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