Myelodysplastic syndromes: Classification and prognostic scoring systems and their applicability in Indian scenario-experience from a tertiary care center

Hematology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-149

  Kar, Rakhee ^a   Rao, Seema ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Classification; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Prognosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MONOCYTE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TUBERCULOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949115755     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453309X402232     Document Type: Article

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