## Abstract Adult chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder manifested by varying degrees of purpura and mucosal bleeding, rarely including intracranial hemorrhage. Therapy is aimed at increasing the patient's platelet count to safe levels and includes a wide variety of treatments
Patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality of life in effectiveness studies: pros and cons
β Scribed by Patrick Marquis; Benoit Arnould; Catherine Acquadro; W. Mark Roberts
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-4391
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