Aging in haemophilia: Getting to the heart of the matter

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-208

  Ragni, Margaret V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Hemophilia Center of Western PA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDITORIAL; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79851471838     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-12-0818     Document Type: Editorial

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