SSC/ISTH classification of hemophilia A: Can hemophilia center laboratories achieve the new criteria?

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-274

  Preston, F E ^a,b   Kitchen, S ^a   Jennings, I ^a   Woods, T A L ^a   Makris, M ^b  

^a UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FVIII:C assays; Severe hemophilia A; SSC classification

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

FACTOR VIII; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 4644353081     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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