Mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width are useful in the differential diagnosis of aplastic anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1675-1676

  Lee, Woong Soo ^a   Kim, Think You ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Mean platelet volume; Platelet distribution width; Reference interval

Indexed keywords

APLASTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PLATELET DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BLOOD PLATELETS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 78249233047     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.307     Document Type: Letter

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