Serum immunoglobulin levels at onset: Association with the prognosis of childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-307

  Kubota, Masaru ^a   Usami, Ikuya ^a   Kobayashi, Ken Ichiro ^a   Tsutsui, Tsutomu ^b   Matsubara, Kousaku ^b  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child; Immunoglobulin levels; ITP; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0141680834     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02983791     Document Type: Article

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