Platelet count and coagulation profiles of adult hypertensive patients at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Mitku Kassa; Yemataw Gelaw; Mesay Arkew; Haftu Asmerom; Kabtamu Gemechu; Elias Shiferaw

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329022

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Platelet count and coagulation profiles of adult hypertensive patients at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Mitku Kassa,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Yemataw Gelaw,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Mesay Arkew ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mesayarkew12@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-4586

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Haftu Asmerom,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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Kabtamu Gemechu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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Elias Shiferaw

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Platelet count and coagulation profiles of adult hypertensive patients at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Mitku Kassa,
Yemataw Gelaw,
Mesay Arkew,
Haftu Asmerom,
Kabtamu Gemechu,
Elias Shiferaw

Published: August 12, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329022

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