Referral of patients with thrombocytopenia from primary care clinicians to hematologists

Blood

Volumn 113, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4126-4127

  Terrell, Deirdra R ^a   Beebe, Laura A ^a   George, James N ^a   Vesely, Sara K ^a   Mold, James W ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VALIDITY; HEMATOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 65449120748     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-01-200907     Document Type: Letter

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