The Increasing Prevalence of Haemophilia

Thromb Haemost 1990; 63(01): 145
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1645706

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

F R Rosendaal

¹Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands
E Briët

²Department of Haematology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands

References
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