A multicenter pharmacosurveillance study for the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of recombinant factor VIII in the treatment of patients with hemophilia A

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1352-1356

  Aygören Pürsün, Emel ^a   Scharrer, Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FLUSHING; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARESTHESIA; PARVOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 1842336791     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1665410     Document Type: Article

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