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Interferon alpha-2a therapy of consumptive coagulopathy in Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

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  1. Unité d'Immunologie et d'Hématologie, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, F-75743, Paris Cédex 15, France

    C. Klein

  2. Dr von Hauner'sches Kinderspital, Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, Lindwurmstrasse 4, W-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany

    M. Hauser & H. B. Hadorn

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Klein, C., Hauser, M. & Hadorn, H.B. Interferon alpha-2a therapy of consumptive coagulopathy in Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 151, 919 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01954133

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