Patient Education Information

Hemophilia - The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute provides this fact sheet, and others, on hemophilia.

Bleeding Disorders - The National Women's Health Information Center offers this information.

Bleeding and Clotting Disorders - Merck & Co., Inc. provides this information from their Merck Manual Home Edition.

Bleeding Disorders Glossary - The National Hemophilia Foundation has prepared this list of terms and definitions.

Blood Transfusions - KidsHealth offers this information just for teens.

Excessive Blood Clotting - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute weighs in on this topic.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hemophilia - The World Federation of Hemophilia presents this information.

Hemophilia - Genetics Home Reference explains the genetics behind the diseases.

Hemophilia Tutorial - YourGenes YourHealth offers this information.

Hemophilia and AIDS - The noted resource The Body has assembled these links to information on hemophilia and AIDS.

JAMA Patient Page: Blood Transfusion - The American Medical Association reprints this page from their Journal.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

National Hemophilia Foundation - Click here for information on a number of bleeding disorders, and a good place for support.

Patient Information Resource: Benign Hematologic (Blood) Disorders - A collaborative project of the Arizona Telemedicine Program, the Arizona Health Sciences Library, and the Arizona Cancer Center, this patient information resource informs in Q & A format.