Role of platelet volume indices in the differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenia: A simple and inexpensive method

Hematology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-186

  Borkataky, Sangeeta ^a   Jain, Ritu ^a   Gupta, Ruchika ^b   Singh, Sompal ^a   Krishan, Gopal ^a   Gupta, Kusum ^a   Kudesial, Madhur ^a  

^a HINDU RAO HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Mean platelet volumeplatelet distribution width; Platelet indices; Platelet large cell ratio; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; CELL SIZE; CHILD; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PLATELET COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949097474     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453309X426182     Document Type: Article

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