Thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis at time of hospitalization predict mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

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Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 416-420

  Mirsaeidi, Mehdi ^a   Peyrani, Paula ^a   Aliberti, Stefano ^c   Filardo, Giovanni ^d,e   Bordon, Jose ^a,f   Blasi, Francesco ^c   Ramirez, Julio A ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Providence Hospital Washington DC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76749152289     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0998     Document Type: Article

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