Platelet large cell ratio in the differential diagnosis of abnormal platelet counts

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-205

  Babu, E ^a   Basu, Debdatta ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Automated blood cell analyzer; Mean platelet volume; Platelet count; Platelet distribution width; Platelet large cell ratio; Platelet volume indices; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

BLOOD PLATELETS; CELL SIZE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PLATELET COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 27844504047     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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