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Are routine preoperative hemostatic screening tests necessary in Japanese institutions?

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan

    Koichi Takita, Yumiko Yamazaki & Yuji Morimoto

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Takita, K., Yamazaki, Y. & Morimoto, Y. Are routine preoperative hemostatic screening tests necessary in Japanese institutions?. J Anesth 27, 481–482 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-012-1530-3

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