No Influence of Blood Group on the Responsiveness to Desmopressin in Type I “Platelet Normal” von Willebrand’s Disease

Thromb Haemost 1995; 73(03): 551-552
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1653816

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Giancarlo Castaman

Department of Hematology and Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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Francesco Rodeghiero

Department of Hematology and Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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