Immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Why treat?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-4

  Nugent, D J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

BLEEDING; CHILD; EDITORIAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0032964461     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70361-6     Document Type: Editorial

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