"Estimation of gestational age-specific reference intervals for coagulation assays in a neonatal intensive care unit using real-world data": comment from Karlaftis et al.

J Thromb Haemost

Department of Haematology Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Clinical Haematology, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Austral

Published: April 2025


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