Prophylactic platelet transfusion in children with thrombocytopenic disorders: A retrospective review

Hematology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-299

  Ferrara, M ^a   Capozzi, L ^a   Coppola, A ^a   Save, G ^a   Coppola, L ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia syndrome (AAS); Fanconi anemia (FA); Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP); Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (WAS); X linked thrombocytopenia (XLT)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FANCONI ANEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME;

EID: 34547532477     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10245330701255213     Document Type: Review

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