Exploring possible mechanisms for COVID-19 induced thrombocytopenia: Unanswered questions

Ariunzaya Amgalan¹, Maha Othman^{2

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¹ Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
² Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
³ School of Baccalaureate Nursing, St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON, Canada.

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Ariunzaya Amgalan et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;18(6):1514-1516.

doi: 10.1111/jth.14832. Epub 2020 May 6.

Ariunzaya Amgalan¹, Maha Othman^{2

3}

¹ Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
² Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
³ School of Baccalaureate Nursing, St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON, Canada.

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Abnormal coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia.
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