Thromb Haemost 1992; 67(06): 728
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1648534
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Risk of HCV Infection in Haemophiliacs Treated with a Dry-Heated Factor VIII Concentrate

Elina Kolho
Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Kivihaantie 7, 00310 Helsinki, Finland
,
Freja Ebeling
Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Kivihaantie 7, 00310 Helsinki, Finland
,
Vesa Rasi
Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Kivihaantie 7, 00310 Helsinki, Finland
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Publication History

Received 07 November 1991

Accepted after revision 24 January 1992

Publication Date:
03 July 2018 (online)

 
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