Thrombocytopenic purpura: Importance of early diagnosis

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue OCT, 1996, Pages 1985-1991

  Linklater, David M ^a,b,d   Voth, Arnold ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Alberta Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TIME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030256373     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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