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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Main Author: Majda Benedik Dolničar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2004-12-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2448