A newborn with moderate hemophilia A with severe intracranial and extracranial hemorrhage: A case report

Authors : Şebnem Kader, Pınar Gökçe Reis, Mehmet Mutlu, Yakup Aslan, Erol Erduran, Uğur Yazar

Pages : 293-298

Doi:10.5798/dicletip.339025

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Publication Date : 2017-09-20

Article Type : Other

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Keywords : newborn, hemophilia A, intracranial hemorrhage