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. 2009 May-Jun;66(3):176-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.03.035.

A tale of two anticoagulants: warfarin and heparin

Charles E Copeland  1 , Cheryl K Six
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A tale of two anticoagulants: warfarin and heparin

Charles E Copeland et al. 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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