Platelet count: Evaluation of manual methodologies and application in the laboratory routine;Contagem de plaquetas: Avaliação de metodologias manuais e aplicação na rotina laboratorial

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 431-436

  Comar, Samuel R ^a   Danchura, Heloísa S M ^b   Silva, Paulo H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Farmacêutica bioquímica e industrial   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Platelet blood smear evaluation; Platelet count; Quality control; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952731082     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-84842009005000087     Document Type: Article

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