The challenge of an ageing haemophilic population.
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SUMMARY Life expectancy for haemophilia has increased significantly in many countries. This represents a major success of the improved safety of therapeutic materials to treat haemophilia and of improved quality of care. This improved longevity will generate a population of older individuals with haemophilia with complex medical problems associated with age and managing such clinical issues is likely to be challenging.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia
دوره 16 Suppl 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010