The myeloproliferative disorders an historical appraisal and personal experiences

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Michiels, Jan Jacques ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Essential thrombocythemia; Myelofibrosis; Myeloproliferative disorders; Polycythemia vera

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUSULFAN; HYDROXYUREA; INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHRONIC GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ERYTHROMELALGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYELOID METAPLASIA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTHEMIA;

EID: 0029911506     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199609074356     Document Type: Article

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