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The use of tranexamic acid for trauma patients?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Bryan J. Weber  and
Colleen B. Kjelland
Bryan J. Weber*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Colleen B. Kjelland
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
*
Walter C. MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre, 1G1.59, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7; bryanjweber@ualberta.ca

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Keywords

CRASH-2tranexamic acidtrauma
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 53 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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