Screening for von Willebrand disease: contribution of an automated assay for von Willebrand factor activity
β Scribed by D. LASNE; C. DEY; M.-D. DAUTZENBERG; Z. CHERQAOUI; F. MONGE; A. AOUBA; M.-F. TORCHET; D. GELOEN; P. LANDAIS; C. ROTHSCHILD
- Book ID
- 108775885
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1351-8216
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