Thrombocytosis and thrombocytopenia in the NICU: Incidence, mechanisms and treatments

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 7-9

  Christensen, Robert D ^a   Henry, Erick ^a   Del Vecchio, Antonio ^b  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b DI VENERE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Platelet; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866125416     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.715027     Document Type: Article

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