doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.03.035.
A tale of two anticoagulants: warfarin and heparin
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A tale of two anticoagulants: warfarin and heparin
J Surg Educ.
2009 May-Jun.
Abstract
This article relays the story of 3 men, Karl Paul Link, who is the discoverer of warfarin, and William Henry Howell and Jay McLean, who are the discoverers of heparin.
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