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Anticoagulation Therapy / Blood Thinners - References

Written by - Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Feb 28, 2017

References:

KD Tripathi. Essentials of Medical Pharmacology 6th Edition
Goodman and Gilman. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition

Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technical: Lingaraj

Published on Oct 27, 2010
Last Updated on Feb 28, 2017

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