"Haemophilia A Management in Victorian, New South Wales and South Australian Haemophilia Centres."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Medical Journal of Australia, "Objective: To examine the management of haemophilia A in Australia and to compare it with international trends. Methods: Six haemophilia centres treating most patients in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia were surveyed in 1993 by means of a written questionnaire followed by an 'on site' interview. Results: The centres were treating 739 patients; 234 (32%) had severe haemophilia. Factor VIII inhibitors were present in 5.9% of all patients and in 19% of those with severe disease. Twenty-three percent were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-positive...

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