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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI101922

THE PROTHROMBIN RESPONSE TO THE PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF LARGE DOSES OF VITAMIN K IN SUBJECTS WITH NORMAL LIVER FUNCTION AND IN CASES OF LIVER DISEASE: A STANDARDIZED TEST FOR THE ESTIMATION OF HEPATIC FUNCTION

Paul N. Unger, Shepard Shapiro, and Shirley Schwalb

Third [New York University] Division, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, Welfare Island, New York City

Department of Medicine, New York University College of Medicine, New York City

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Aided by grants from the Blood Transfusion Association of New York and the Hoffman-La Roche Company.

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Third [New York University] Division, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, Welfare Island, New York City

Department of Medicine, New York University College of Medicine, New York City

1

Aided by grants from the Blood Transfusion Association of New York and the Hoffman-La Roche Company.

Find articles by Shapiro, S. in: JCI | PubMed | Google Scholar

Third [New York University] Division, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, Welfare Island, New York City

Department of Medicine, New York University College of Medicine, New York City

1

Aided by grants from the Blood Transfusion Association of New York and the Hoffman-La Roche Company.

Find articles by Schwalb, S. in: JCI | PubMed | Google Scholar

Published January 1, 1948 - More info

Published in Volume 27, Issue 1 on January 1, 1948
J Clin Invest. 1948;27(1):39–47. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI101922.
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