Thrombocytopenia in Human Immune Deficiency Virus infection. Literature review, case report and future directions

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 271-272

  Abayomi, E A ^a,b   Coutts, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Department of Haematology ^*  (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0030225814     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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