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Agreement of point-of-care INR test with standard venous sampling assay at higher extreme ranges

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  1. Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    Y. F. Lai & M. C. Kong

  2. Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    F. S. L. Chan

  3. Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    H. J. Ng

  4. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    Y. F. Lai

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Lai, Y.F., Kong, M.C., Chan, F.S.L. et al. Agreement of point-of-care INR test with standard venous sampling assay at higher extreme ranges. Ann Hematol 94, 1407–1408 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-015-2371-6

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