Long-term follow-up of autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) patients submitted to splenectomy

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-222

  Mazzucconi, Maria Gabriella ^a,c   Arista, Maria Cristina ^b,c   Peraino, Monica ^a,c   Chistolini, Antonio ^a,c   Felici, Carla ^c   Francavilla, Vittorio ^c   Macale, Elvira ^c   Conti, Laura ^c   Gandolfo, Giuseppe Maria ^b,c  

^a Dipto Biotecnologie Cellulari ed E   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SPLENECTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0032913788     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1999.tb01750.x     Document Type: Article

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