Evaluation of a self-administrated pediatric bleeding questionnaire measuring bleeding severity in children

Matthijs F. P. Boelaars; Marjolein Peters; Karin Fijnvandraat

doi:10.1160/TH12-03-0143

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2012; 108(05): 1006-1007
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-03-0143

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Evaluation of a self-administrated pediatric bleeding questionnaire measuring bleeding severity in children

Matthijs F. P. Boelaars

¹Department of Pediatric Hematology, Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Marjolein Peters

¹Department of Pediatric Hematology, Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Karin Fijnvandraat

¹Department of Pediatric Hematology, Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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