Prevalence and course of pseudothrombocytopenia in outpatients

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-114

  Froom, Paul ^a   Barak, Mira ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cumulative prevalence; Pseudothrombocytopenia, outpatients; Reference limits; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTHROMBOCYTOPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PLATELET COUNT; PREVALENCE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953158447     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.013     Document Type: Article

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