Ample data exist indicating that alcoholism profoundly affects the hemostatic mechanism. In
alcoholic patients without cirrhosis, the primary effect is on the blood platelet. Both …

PURPOSE To present an update on the development of oncology practice guidelines (PGs)
using the Practice Guidelines Development Cycle (Cycle), and to present the results of …

… Cowan, Department of Medicine, Cleveland … Cowan DH: Thrombokinetic … Cowan DH,
Haut MJ: Platelet function in acute leukemia. J Lab Clin Med 79: 893, 1972. …

Factors related to transitory alcohol-related thrombocytopenia were studied in 43 severely
alcoholic patients. Initial platelet counts were less than 100,000/ µl in 15 patients; 100,000 to …

The ultrastructure and adenine nucleotide metabolism of platelets from patients with acute
leukemia were studied to elucidate possible mechanisms for the platelet dysfunction …

Excessive amounts of alcohol were administered to three alcoholic volunteer subjects while
all were on a nutritionally adequate diet except for folate content. In all three subjects folate …

(1) The spleen is essential for the Factor VIII elevations observed after adrenalin infusion
and other acutely stressful stimuli. The spleen appears to be capable of either storing and …

The bioavailability of iron in five ferrous sulfate preparations was studied in 10 healthy male
volunteers. The preparations were an oral solution, two types of film-coated tablets and two …

High-dose intermittent cyclophosphamide was used in the treatment of 19 patients with
plasma cell myeloma who had demonstrated resistance to melphalan. Good objective …

Platelet survival, recovery, turnover, and aggregation were measured to evaluate a possible
role of the platelet in the pathophysiology of sickle cell disorders. Autologous platelet …