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. 2012 Apr;10(2):165-8.
doi: 10.2450/2012.0147-11. Epub 2012 Feb 13.

Prophylaxis in haemophilia should be life-long

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Prophylaxis in haemophilia should be life-long

Mike Makris. Blood Transfus. 2012 Apr.
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