Thrombocytopenia, NAFLD, and metabolic syndrome: Is there a link?

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1071-

  Dasanu, Constantin A ^a   Lamana, Samuel ^a   Trikudanathan, Guru ^b  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY MASS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; BLOOD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; OBESITY;

BODY MASS INDEX; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 77958131548     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181eb34ca     Document Type: Letter

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