Role of splenectomy in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 51, Issue FEB, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Srinivasan, S ^a   Sabapathy, K ^a   Bharadwaj, T P R ^a   Sethuraman, S ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0038656411     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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