Epidemiology of paediatric immune thrombocytopenia in the General Practice Research Database

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 855-864

  Yong, Mellissa ^a   Schoonen, Wilma Marieke ^b   Li, Lin ^c   Kanas, Gena ^d   Coalson, Jenna ^d   Mowat, Fionna ^d   Fryzek, Jon ^a   Kaye, James A ^e,f  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b AMGEN LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^e RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Descriptive epidemiology; General Practice Research Database; Immune thrombocytopenia; Incidence

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATABASE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952711562     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08176.x     Document Type: Article

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