Health-related lifestyle in adults and children with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-191

  Sarpatwari, Ameet ^a,b   Watson, Shirley ^c   Erqou, Sebhat ^a   Anderson, Howard ^c   Grainger, John ^d   Higgins, Julian P T ^e   Newland, Adrian C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ITP Support Association   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fatigue; health related quality of life; immune thrombocytopenia; surgery; thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; BLEEDING; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; PRIMARY IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN BRUISING; THERAPY DELAY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77957368815     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08322.x     Document Type: Letter

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