Hepatitis C virus-related adult chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Experience from a single Chinese center [1]

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 196-197

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Li, Hongqiang ^a   Zhao, Hui ^a   Ji, Linxiang ^a   Yang, Renchi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE ANOMALY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 0038475997     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2003.00032.x     Document Type: Letter

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