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17 - The rational use of blood and its components in obstetrical and gynecological bleeding complications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2010

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Katharine A. Downes M.D.  and
Ravindra Sarode M.D.
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Rodger L. Bick ,
Eugene P. Frenkel ,
William F. Baker  and
Ravi Sarode
Katharine A. Downes M.D.
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ravindra Sarode M.D.
Affiliation:
Professor of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Director: Tran sfusio n Medicine and Hemostasis, Dallas, Texas, USA
Rodger L. Bick
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Eugene P. Frenkel
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
William F. Baker
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
Ravi Sarode
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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Hematological Complications in Obstetrics, Pregnancy, and Gynecology , pp. 528 - 555
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Print publication year: 2006

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