Trigger factors for prophylactic platelet transfusion

Blood Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 234-238

  Ancliff, P J ^a   Machin, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; BLEEDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0032427514     PISSN: 0268960X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-960X(98)90004-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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