Desirability and problems of early diagnosis of essential thrombocythaemia

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9106, 1998, Pages 846-847

  Harrison, C N ^a   Linch, D C ^a   Machin, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOCYTHEMIA;

EID: 0032554507     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)22012-5     Document Type: Note

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