Population screening for von Willebrand disease in adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 195-197

  Khamees, Deena ^a   Klima, Jennifer ^a   O'Brien, Sarah H ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; ICD 9 CM International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification; VWD von Willebrand disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; UNITED STATES; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE; COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MENORRHAGIA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASES;

EID: 84922032035     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.09.026     Document Type: Article

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