Reliability of leukostasis grading score to identify patients with high-risk hyperleukocytosis

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 381-382

  Piccirillo, Nicola ^a   Laurenti, Luca ^a   Chiusolo, Patrizia ^a   Sorà, Federica ^a   Bianchi, Maria ^a   De Matteis, Silvia ^a   Pagano, Livio ^a   Zini, Gina ^a   D'Onofrio, Giuseppe ^a   Leone, Giuseppe ^a   Sica, Simona ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOCYTE DISORDER; LEUKOSTASIS; MALE; MORTALITY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOSTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849092028     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21418     Document Type: Article

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