VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
<p>Background. Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a most frequently inborn bleeding disorder caused by quantitative or qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor (VWF). VWF promotes platelet-vessel wall (adhesion) and plateletplatelet interaction (aggregation). It is also the carrier for factor...
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Slovenian Medical Association
2004-12-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2448 |