Ethnic differences in thrombocytosis in patients with cervical cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-192

  De Jonge, E T M ^a,b   Makin, J D ^a   Lindeque, B G ^a   Brune, P ^a   Amant, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Ethnic differences; Platelet count; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031868996     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.09732.x     Document Type: Article

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