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Thromboelastography in children with coagulation factor deficiencies.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jun 2008
Chitlur Meera, Warrier Indira, Rajpurkar Madhvi, Hollon Wendy, Llanto Lolita, Wiseman Carol, Lusher Jeanne M
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Hemophilia is traditionally classified according to the levels of the deficient coagulation factor as Severe (<1%), Moderate (1-5%) or Mild (>5%). However, it is well known that the factor activity does not necessarily correspond to the clinical bleeding manifestations. As prophylactic therapy is the best method of prevention of serious complications such as hemophilic arthropathy, a test that may predict the...
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