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The safety of blood components and derivatives
1Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington.
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
An overview of the steps taken to ensure the safety of blood components and derivatives is provided. A brief discussion of hereditary bleeding disorders (hemophilia A, B, and von Willebrand's disease) is included, and the safety of derivatives available for their treatment is discussed, as well as the method of production and the level of safety of derivatives such as factor VIII and factor IX concentrates.