Author: Dmitri Guvakov, MD, PhD; Stuart Weiss, MD, PhD; Albert Cheung, MD
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Newly Cited Reference2007-02-01
The effects of hypothermia on fibrinogen metabolism and coagulation function in swine.
Newly Cited Reference2007-02-01
Post-traumatic spontaneous recurrent hypothermia: a variant of Shapiro's syndrome.
Newly Cited Reference2007-01-18
Moderate superficial hypothermia prolongs bleeding time in humans.
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