A simulated case of chronic myeloid leukemia: The growing risk of Munchausen's syndrome by internet

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1826-1828

  Caocci, Giovanni ^a   Pisu, Salvatore ^a   La Nasa, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

IMATINIB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LEUKEMIA, MYELOGENOUS, CHRONIC, BCR-ABL POSITIVE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME;

EID: 52349119093     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190802179889     Document Type: Article

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