Selection of both normal and bleeding patients is indicated before desmopressin administration

Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(06): 1198
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616630

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Antonio Girolami

¹University of Padua Medical School, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Padova, Italy

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Silvia Vettore

¹University of Padua Medical School, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Padova, Italy

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Fabrizio Fabris

¹University of Padua Medical School, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Padova, Italy

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