Changes in von Willebrand Factor and Factor VIII Levels during the Menstrual Cycle

Connie H. Miller; Anne B. Dilley; Carolyn Drews; Lisa Richardson; Bruce Evatt

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1613140

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(06): 1082-1083
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613140

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Changes in von Willebrand Factor and Factor VIII Levels during the Menstrual Cycle

Connie H. Miller

¹Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Anne B. Dilley

¹Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Carolyn Drews

¹Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Lisa Richardson

¹Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Bruce Evatt

¹Hematologic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Epidemiology, The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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