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Original Article

Discriminative value of platelet size indices for the identification of the mechanism of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia

Maarten J. ten Berg
,
Albert HuismanDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
,
Patricia M.L.A. van den Bemt
,
Hanneke den Breeijen
,
Toine C.G. Egberts
&
Wouter W. van SolingeCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 51-57 | Received 16 Apr 2010, Accepted 20 Sep 2010, Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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