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Treatment of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura using multimodality therapy including splenectomy and cyclosporine

✍ Scribed by Kenar D. Jhaveri; Abby Scheuer; Jules Cohen; Bruce Gordon

Book ID: 116928821
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 134 KB
Volume: 41
Category: Article
ISSN: 1473-0502
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.05.007

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