Demographics of hemophilia in developing countries

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-494

  Evatt, Bruce L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic data; Developing countries; Economics; Hemophilia; World Federation of Haemophilia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 27844511940     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-922218     Document Type: Review

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