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Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(02): 715-716
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616120
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Reassessment of the Correlation between the von Willebrand Factor Activity, the PFA-100®, and the Bleeding Time in Patients with von Willebrand Disease

Ioana C. Nitu-Whalley
1   Centre and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
,
Christine A. Lee
1   Centre and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
,
Cedric Hermans
1   Centre and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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Received 25 November 2000

Accepted after revision 28 March 2001

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12 December 2017 (online)

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