Reference intervals for immature platelet fraction and immature platelet count
A. Seo
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorS. Daniels
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorS. Yuan
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorM. Gallagher
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorA. Seo
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD. Yuan
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorS. Daniels
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorS. Yuan
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorM. Gallagher
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorE. C. C. Wong
Children's National Health System, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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