Lack of evidence for increased risk of postoperative bleeding after cutaneous surgery in the head and neck in patients taking aspirin

Wolfgang Eichhorn; Lan Kluwe; Max Heiland; Alexander Gröbe

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.02.020

Lack of evidence for increased risk of postoperative bleeding after cutaneous surgery in the head and neck in patients taking aspirin

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Lack of evidence for increased risk of postoperative bleeding after cutaneous surgery in the head and neck in patients taking aspirin. / Eichhorn, Wolfgang; Kluwe, Lan; Heiland, Max; Gröbe, Alexander.

In: BRIT J ORAL MAX SURG, Vol. 52, No. 6, 2014, p. 527-529.

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Eichhorn, W, Kluwe, L, Heiland, M & Gröbe, A 2014, 'Lack of evidence for increased risk of postoperative bleeding after cutaneous surgery in the head and neck in patients taking aspirin', BRIT J ORAL MAX SURG, vol. 52, no. 6, pp. 527-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.02.020

APA

Eichhorn, W., Kluwe, L., Heiland, M., & Gröbe, A. (2014). Lack of evidence for increased risk of postoperative bleeding after cutaneous surgery in the head and neck in patients taking aspirin. BRIT J ORAL MAX SURG, 52(6), 527-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.02.020

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Eichhorn W, Kluwe L, Heiland M, Gröbe A. Lack of evidence for increased risk of postoperative bleeding after cutaneous surgery in the head and neck in patients taking aspirin. BRIT J ORAL MAX SURG. 2014;52(6):527-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.02.020

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