Pseudothrombocytopenia clinical comment on 37 cases;Pseudopiastrinopenia (considerazioni cliniche su 37 casi)

Minerva Medica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-17

  Bragagni, G ^a,c   Bianconcini, G ^b   Brogna, R ^a   Zoli, G ^a  

^a PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Medicina Interna Endocrinologia Andrologia e Malattie Metaboliche   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Edetic acid; Etiology; Platelet count; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PH; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TUMOR;

EID: 0035038905     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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