Thromb Haemost 1994; 72(03): 486-487
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1648898
Original Article
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Questions Concerning the New Recommended Mean Normal Prothrombin Time (MNPT) to Calculate the International Normalized Ratio (INR)

D Meyer-Luerssen
The German Diagnostics Industry Association (VDGH) Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Publication History

Received: 13 April 1994

Accepted after revision09 May 1994

Publication Date:
25 July 2018 (online)

 
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