International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Incidence of thrombocytopenia in seropositive dengue patients

Muhammad Umer Khan*
  • Muhammad Umer Khan*
  • University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Raima Rehman
  • Raima Rehman
  • University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Muhammad Gulfraz
  • Muhammad Gulfraz
  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, Murree Road, Rawalpindi
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Waqas Latif
  • Waqas Latif
  • Data Analyst (Quality Enhancement Cell), University of Health Sciences, Lahore.
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  •  Received: 15 November 2013
  •  Accepted: 07 February 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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