A prospective comparative study of 2540 infants and children with newly diagnosed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) from the intercontinental childhood ITP study group

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 605-608

  Kühne, Thomas ^a   Buchanan, George R ^b   Zimmerman, Sherri ^b   Michaels, Lisa A ^b   Kohan, Regina ^b   Berchtold, Willi ^b   Imbach, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0345305368     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00535-3     Document Type: Article

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