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. 2023 Jan;7(1):100039.
doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.100039. Epub 2023 Feb 15.

COVID-19 vaccination and immune thrombocytopenia: Cause for vigilance, but not panic

Hanny Al-Samkari  1   2
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COVID-19 vaccination and immune thrombocytopenia: Cause for vigilance, but not panic

Hanny Al-Samkari. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2023 Jan.
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The 4 key points regarding COVID-19 vaccination and immune thrombocytopenia based on data published in 2021 and 2022
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