Evaluating bleeding severity in children with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia: A pilot study

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 374-377

  Pansy, J ^a   Minkov, M ^b   Dengg, R ^a   Quehenberger, F ^a   Lackner, H ^a   Nebl, A ^a   Sovinz, P ^a   Schwinger, W ^a   Urban, C ^a   Benesch, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bleeding risk; Bleeding score; Bleeding severity; Children; Immune thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 78349283376     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1267150     Document Type: Article

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