The evaluation of overall hemostatic potential assay in patients with COVID-19 infection
Niki Lee
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJulie Wang
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine (Austin Health & Northern Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRowena Brook
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Monagle
Department of Paediatrics, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGeoffrey Donnan
The Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorHarshal Nandurkar
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorPrahlad Ho
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine (Austin Health & Northern Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Hui Yin Lim
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine (Austin Health & Northern Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Hui Yin Lim, Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, 185 Cooper St., Epping, VIC 3076, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNiki Lee
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJulie Wang
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine (Austin Health & Northern Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRowena Brook
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Monagle
Department of Paediatrics, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGeoffrey Donnan
The Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorHarshal Nandurkar
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorPrahlad Ho
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine (Austin Health & Northern Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Hui Yin Lim
Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine (Austin Health & Northern Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Correspondence
Hui Yin Lim, Northern Pathology Victoria, Northern Health, 185 Cooper St., Epping, VIC 3076, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant/Award Number: APP1151535; Heart Foundation Health Professional Scholarship; Dr Lim is a recipient of the co-funded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) postgraduate scholarship and Heart Foundation Health Professional Scholarship. This funding, however, is independent of this research work.

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