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2016 Month : August Volume : 5 Issue : 70 Page : 5054-5057RATIONALE USE OF PLATELET TRANSFUSION IN DENGUE FEVER-EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
Govindaraj Thimmarayan1, Venkatraman Janarthanam2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College and Research Centre, Puducherry.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry.
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