Seminars in Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 249-260 , July 2000

Advances in the diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

  • Beng H Chong

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to BengH. Chong, MBBS, PhD, Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Haematology, Level 4, Campus Centre, Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia.
    • ,
  • Tee Beng Keng

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Seminars in Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 249-260 , July 2000

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