ICSH recommendations for identification, diagnostic value, and quantitation of schistocytes

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-116

  Zini, G ^a   d'Onofrio, G ^a   Briggs, C ^b   Erber, W ^c   Jou, J M ^d   Lee, S H ^e   Mcfadden, S ^f   Vives Corrons, J L ^d   Yutaka, N ^g   Lesesve, J F ^h  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Laboratory Consulting   (United States)

^g DAITO BUNKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Cytomorphology; Peripheral blood film; Red blood cell fragments; Schistocytes; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR STANDARDIZATION IN HEMATOLOGY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOCYTE; SPHEROCYTOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; THERMAL INJURY; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHIC ANEMIA;

ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 84857445388     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2011.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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