Heparin-induced immune thrombocytopenia - A clinical or laboratory diagnosis?

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 757-758

  Aster, Richard H ^a  

^a BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; SEROTONIN;

ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROTONIN RELEASE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33644981205     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.01846.x     Document Type: Note

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