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Four Limb Ischemia: A Severe Case of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia

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    Kartik Anand

  2. Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA

    Ibrahim Ibrahim

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Anand, K., Ibrahim, I. Four Limb Ischemia: A Severe Case of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 35, 397–398 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-019-01083-z

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