Epidemiology of primary and secondary thrombocytopenia: First analysis of an administrative database in a major Italian institution

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-277

  Galdarossa, Michela ^a   Vianello, Fabrizio ^a   Tezza, Fabiana ^a   Allemand, Emanuele ^a   Treleani, Martina ^a   Scarparo, Pamela ^a   Fabris, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

administrative database; epidemiology; idiopathic thrombocytopenia; thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; PRIMARY THROMBOCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861096813     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: 14735733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e328351882d     Document Type: Article

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