A blinded study of bone marrow examinations in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-126

  Mahabir, Vishwanath K ^a   Ross, Catherine ^a   Popovic, Snezana ^a   Sur, Mona Lisa ^a   Bourgeois, Jacqueline ^a   Lim, Wendy ^a   George, James N ^b,c   Wang, Grace ^a   Cook, Richard J ^a,d   Toltl, Lisa J ^a   Nazi, Ishac ^a   Kelton, John G ^a   Arnold, Donald M ^a,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Immune thrombocytopenia; Megakaryocyte; Platelets; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIMARY IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 84872787955     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12041     Document Type: Article

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