Bone marrow examination in ITP in children: Is it mandatory?

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 347-349

  Ahmad, Zaheer ^a   Durrani, Naveed Ur Rehman ^a,c   Hazir, Tabish ^b  

^a SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

^b Children Hospital Islamabad   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Aplastic anemia; Bone marrow aspirate; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548202143     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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