Emicizumab use in infancy: A survey of United States Pediatric Hemophilia Treatment Center Medical Directors.

Haemophilia

Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Published: May 2024

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