Screening for EDTA-dependent deviations in platelet counts and abnormalities in platelet distribution histograms in pseudothrombocytopenia

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 629-636

  Bartels, P C M ^a,c   Schoorl, M ^a   Lombarts, A J P F ^b  

^a Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^b LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Haematol I ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mean platelet volume; Platelet counts; Platelet distribution histogram; Platelet distribution width; Pseudothrombocytopenia; Sysmex NE 8000

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

MOROCCAN PEPPER VIRUS;

EID: 0030668286     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519709055287     Document Type: Article

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