Platelet reference ranges for neonates, defined using data from over 47000 patients in a multihospital healthcare system

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-136

  Wiedmeier, S E ^a,b,c,d   Henry, E ^a,d   Sola Visner, M C ^e   Christensen, R D ^a,f  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f McKay Dee Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; REFERENCE VALUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; PLATELET COUNT; REFERENCE VALUES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 59549100562     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.141     Document Type: Article

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