von Willebrand Disease: Epidemiology

Textbook of Hemophilia: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 286-293

  Rodeghiero, Francesco ^a   Castaman, Giancarlo ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case of diagnosis based on mild bleeding symptoms; Classification of von Willebrand disease (VWD) clinical presentation and diagnostic approach; Intermediate von Willebrand disease (group B VWD) prevalence; Laboratory diagnosis, on basis of personal history with few symptoms; Severe von Willebrand disease (group A VWD) prevalence; Von Willebrand disease (VWD) in recognition of his pioneering discovery; Von Willebrand disease epidemiology; Von Willebrand disease three types based on clinical and laboratory phenotypes; Von Willebrand disease subtypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883508748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318555.ch43     Document Type: Chapter

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