Clotting Compass ^[*)]

Summary

A diagram has been devised based on a battery of tests, the results of which are recorded as points on a compass. The tests employed are described. The clotting pattern of various hemorrhagic diseases are presented and discussed.

 

^*) This work was supported by a grant (H 1612—C 12) from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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