Refractory thrombocytopenia in antiphospholipid syndrome

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 53, Issue FEB, 2005, Pages 147-149

  Sharma, B ^a   Kapoor, S ^b   Malaviya, A N ^c  

^a Jaipur Hospital   (India)

^b INDIAN SPINAL INJURIES CENTRE   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 19844375830     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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