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Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(06): 1082-1083
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613140
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Changes in von Willebrand Factor and Factor VIII Levels during the Menstrual Cycle

Connie H. Miller
1   Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Anne B. Dilley
1   Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Carolyn Drews
1   Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Lisa Richardson
1   Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Bruce Evatt
1   Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Received 05 December 2001

Accepted after revision 17 February 2002

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08 December 2017 (online)

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