Prognostic implications of thrombocytosis in patients with stage III and IV cervical cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 369-373

  Gucer F ^a   Tamussino, K ^a   Panzitt, T ^a   Taucher, A ^a   Haas, J ^a   Petru, E ^a   Winter, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Hemoglobin; Platelet count; Prognosis; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031769436     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.09851.x     Document Type: Article

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