Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 36-41 , January 2005

von Willebrand disease in the developing world

  • Alok Srivastava

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alok Srivastava, MD, Professor of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004, India

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2004.09.007

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 36-41 , January 2005

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