Sex-Related Difference in Plasma von Willebrand Factor (vWF:Ag and vWF:RiCof) Levels in Adolescents

Thromb Haemost 1994; 71(06): 800-801
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642529

Letters to the Editor

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Teresa Quiroga

¹The Departments of Hematology and Clinical Laboratory. School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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Rodrigo Tagle

¹The Departments of Hematology and Clinical Laboratory. School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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Jaime Pereira

¹The Departments of Hematology and Clinical Laboratory. School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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Diego Mezzano

¹The Departments of Hematology and Clinical Laboratory. School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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