A prospective study of protein-specific assays used to investigate idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 442-447

  Warner, M N ^a   Moore, J C ^a   Warkentin, T E ^a   Santos, A V ^a   Kelton, J G ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Platelet immunoassays

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0033059567     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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