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<journal-id>0001-6002</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. costarric]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0001-6002</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Plasma rico en plaquetas: resultados del estudio PATH-2]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cartín Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Walter]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Hospital Nacional de Niños &#8220;Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera&#8221; Laboratorio de Estudios Especializados e Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
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<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
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<volume>62</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>200</fpage>
<lpage>201</lpage>
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