Guidelines on the investigation and management of thrombocytopenia in pregnancy and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Letsky, E A ^a   Greaves, M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLATELET COUNT; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0029846194     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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