Presence of platelet antibodies in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura may discriminate acute from chronic disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1208-1210

  Nielsen, H E ^a,f   Andersen, E A ^d   Carlsen, N ^b   Nir, M ^c   Taaning, E ^e  

^a Municipality of Gentofte   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NYKØBING FALSTER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autoantibodies; Children; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; PREVALENCE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 0142093644     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310005251     Document Type: Article

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