A study of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients over a ten-year period

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 789-793

  Wong, G C ^a   Lee, L H ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ITP; Platelets; Remission; Splenectomy; Steroids

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REMISSION; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0032461915     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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