Prognostic variables in newly diagnosed childhood immune thrombocytopenia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 358-362

  Ahmed, Shahid ^a   Siddiqui, Anita K ^b   Shahid, Rabia K ^c   Kimpo, Miriam ^d   Sison, Cristina P ^e   Hoffman, Mark A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d Schneider Childrens Hospital   (United States)

^e Northwell Health   (United States)

^f LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ITP; MPV; Prognostic variables; Viral prodrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PROGNOSIS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 9644279806     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20205     Document Type: Article

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