Recombinant factor VIIa for long-term replacement therapy in patients with congenital factor VII deficiency

Angela Huth-Kühne; Hannelore Rott; Rainer Zimmermann; Susan Halimeh

doi:10.1160/TH06-12-0729

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(04): 912-915
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-12-0729

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Recombinant factor VIIa for long-term replacement therapy in patients with congenital factor VII deficiency

Angela Huth-Kühne

¹SRH Kurpfalzhospital and Hemophilia Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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Hannelore Rott

²Group Practice for Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine Dr. med. H. Rott – Prof. Dr. med. H. Trobisch, Duisburg, Germany

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Rainer Zimmermann

¹SRH Kurpfalzhospital and Hemophilia Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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Susan Halimeh

²Group Practice for Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine Dr. med. H. Rott – Prof. Dr. med. H. Trobisch, Duisburg, Germany

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