Immature platelet fraction as novel laboratory parameter predicting the course of neonatal thrombocytopenia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 619-621

  Cremer, Malte ^a   Paetzold, Judith ^a   Schmalisch, Gerd ^a   Hammer, Hannes ^a   Loui, Andrea ^a   Dame, Christof ^a   Weimann, Andreas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immature platelet fraction; Megakaryopoiesis; Platelets; Reticulated platelet; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATAL THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BLOOD PLATELETS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLATELET COUNT; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA, NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE;

EID: 58549114853     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07485.x     Document Type: Letter

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