Is primary prophylaxis required in afibrinogenemia?

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1401-1403

  Benoît, Polack ^e   Pouzol, Patricia ^a   De Mazancourt, Philippe ^b   Gay, Valérie ^c   Hanss, Michel ^d  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CHAMBÉRY   (France)

^d LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

AFIBRINOGENEMIA; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROPHYLAXIS;

AFIBRINOGENEMIA; FIBRINOGEN; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953109371     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02612.x     Document Type: Letter

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