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Thromb Haemost 1994; 71(05): 678-683
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642504
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Impact of Replacement Therapy on the Evolution of HIV Infection in Hemophiliacs

E Berntorp
The Department of Coagulation Disorders, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Received: 05 October 1993

Accepted after revision 02 February 1993

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06 July 2018 (online)

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