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Microfluidics in Assessing Platelet Function
Published on: November 8, 2024
Methodological Considerations Regarding Platelet Inhibition in Functional Fibrinogen Assessment
Herbert Schöchl1,2, Nikolaus Hoffmann3, Johannes Gratz3,4
1Herbert Schöchl, Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Traumatology, Vienna, herbert.schoechl@medical-education.at.
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|June 17, 2026
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