Measurement of platelet antibodies: Where do we stand?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 87, Issue 424, 1998, Pages 51-53

  Winiarski, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Idipathic; Immune; Platelets; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY; THROMBOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031663469     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1998.tb01234.x     Document Type: Article

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