This study described for the first time the descriptive epidemiology of patients harboring haemophilia in Martinique and the context of hemophilia care since the creation of the Martinique Haemophilia Treatment Center.
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In an epidemiological study done in Martinique in 2000, using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), we have found that mental disorders, in particular mood and anxiety disorders, were as frequents as in mainland France.