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. 2022 Nov-Dec;29(6):e764-e766.
doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001191. Epub 2020 Aug 3.

Porcine Heparin Shortages Urge Bovine Heparin Comeback: A Literature Review Comparison of Unfractionated Heparin

Ojas Sharma  1 , Valerie F Civelli, Greti Petersen
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Porcine Heparin Shortages Urge Bovine Heparin Comeback: A Literature Review Comparison of Unfractionated Heparin

Ojas Sharma et al. Am J Ther. 2022 Nov-Dec.
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