Heterogeneity of terminology and clinical definitions in adult idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A critical appraisal from literature analysis

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 653-656

  Ruggeri, Marco ^a   Fortuna, Stefania ^a   Rodeghiero, Francesco ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Definition; Terminology; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; HUMANS; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748491708     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20983     Document Type: Review

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