Retrospective analysis of 78 children with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Follow-up from 1976 to 1996

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 399-412

  Yetgin, Sevgi ^a   Olcay, Lale ^a   Özsoylu, Şinasi ^b   Hiçsönmez, Gönül ^a   Gürgey, Aytemiz ^a   Murat Tuncer, A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Chronic ITP; High dose methylprednisolone; Intracranial hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DANAZOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVAMISOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLENECTOMY; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0030743191     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019709028770     Document Type: Article

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