Thromb Haemost 1986; 55(02): 297
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661543
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Von Willebrand Factor and Major Blood Groups in Japan

K Kariya
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
,
K Aihara
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
,
A Ueno
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
,
A Kimura
*   The Division of Blood Transfusion, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
,
Y Yoshida
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Further Information

Publication History

Received 07 January 1986

Accepted 22 January 1986

Publication Date:
18 July 2018 (online)

 
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