Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 42-48 , January 2005

von Willebrand disease and women’s health

  • Christine A. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Center and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Professor Christine A. Lee, Division of Hematology, Royal Free Hospital, Hemophilia Centre, Pond Street, London NW3 QQG, UK
    • ,
  • Rezan Abdul-Kadir

      Affiliations

    • Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Center and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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PII: S0037-1963(04)00255-0

doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2004.11.002

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 42-48 , January 2005

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