Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP): Retrospective study of 84 patients and therapeutic prospects
β Scribed by Bobbio-Pallavicini, Enrico; Porta, Camillo; Fornasari, Pier Maria; Viarengo, Gianluca; Ascari, Edoardo
- Book ID
- 122094021
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 529 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0955-3886
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