The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 6 , Pages 743-745 , December 2006

The effects of preinjury clopidogrel use on older trauma patients with head injuries

Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Kauai, Hawaii, April 3–7, 2006

Received 15 April 2006 ,Revised 10 August 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00589-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.037

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 6 , Pages 743-745 , December 2006