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Possible mechanisms of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

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  1. Inselspital, Universitäts-Kinderklinik, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland

    Paul Imbach

  2. Institut für Klinische und Experimentelle Tumorforschung, Universität Bern, CH-3000, Bern

    Thomas W. Jungi

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Imbach, P., Jungi, T.W. Possible mechanisms of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Blut 46, 117–124 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00320269

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