Use of Heparin and The Related Incidence of Heparin- Induced Thrombocytopenia in an Education and Research Hospital in Turkey

Use of Heparin and The Related Incidence of Heparin- Induced Thrombocytopenia in an Education and Research Hospital in Turkey

Objective: We analyzed the incidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a group of

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