Diagnosis of Polycythemia Vera in an Anemic Patient

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 710-712

  Hassoun, Hani ^a   Pavlovsky, Miguel ^a   Mansoor, Shadan ^a   Stopka, Tomas ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PLASMA VOLUME; POLYCYTHEMIA; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; SPLEEN;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; CELLS, CULTURED; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROID PROGENITOR CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMA VOLUME; POLYCYTHEMIA; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; SPLEEN;

EID: 0034223611     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200007000-00015     Document Type: Article

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