Hematological evaluation of splenomegaly

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 404-406

  Ali, Nadir ^a   Anwar, Masood ^b   Ayyub, Mohammad ^b   Nadeem, Mansoor ^c   Ejaz, Aamir ^b   Qureshi, Ayaz Hussain ^d   Ashraf Qamar, Mohammad ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c Department of Psychiatry   (Pakistan)

^d ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bone marrow examination; Hemolytic anemia; Malignancy; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SALMONELLA; SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA; SPLENOMEGALY; STORAGE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 4544381429     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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