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Hemophilia and Inherited Bleeding Disorders

What is the frequency

05/16/2005

Question:

what is the frequency in population of people with hemophilia?

Answer:

According to the National Institutes of Health there are about 18,000 people in the United States with Hemophilia.  There are about 400 babies with Hemophilia born each year.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Madeline Heffner, BSN, RN
Nurse Coord., UC Adult Hemophilia Treatment Center
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati