On the diagnosis of polycythaemia vera as assessed in the health and medical care in the Västra Götaland region, Sweden

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 251, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 348-354

  Johansson, P ^a,b   Andreasson B ^a,b   Safai Kutti, S ^a   Rhedin, C ^c   Vilen L ^a   Vaart J ^d   Kutti, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Haematology Section   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Erythropoietin; Polycythaemia vera; Red cell mass; Spleen size

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SPLEEN SIZE; SWEDEN; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036268123     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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