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Booklets:

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Know About ITP - patient information booklet (included free of charge in the information pack)
What Did You Call It? - question & answers about adult ITP
What Did You Call It? - question & answers about childhood ITP
ITP 'n Stuff - question & answers about ITP for teenagers
ITP and Pregnancy - answering questions that arise with ITP in pregnancy
Aspirin - a list of preparations which contain aspirin
Splenectomy - a patient guide on all aspects of splenectomy
Holiday Insurance and Travel Guide - includes UK insurance recommendations

Factsheets:

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Guide to UK Disability Benefits - allowances and help from the DSS
Food Intolerance and ITP - rare occasions where a certain food has caused ITP
Patient Holiday Factsheet - information about ITP and patient emergency details (available in Dutch, French, Italian, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish, Turkish or Romanian - with English translation)
Pupil's Factsheet - essential information about ITP for schools, with space for child's personal details, photo and contact numbers.
Employer's Factsheet - essential information about ITP with space for entering employees personal details and emergency contacts.

Specialist Guidelines:

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Protocol for Dentists Treating Patients with ITP - to give to your dentist
The Child with ITP - guidelines for schools/playgroups/youth clubs

Platelet Articles:

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(Reprinted from previous editions of The Platelet)

Colds and Flu (self-help for the ITP sufferer)
ITP and Skin Irritation (is there a link?)
Is it worth the risk? (drugs versus side effects)
Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (for those taking long term steroids)
Unlicensed Medicines (How and why they are prescribed)
Alerting the Alert (assessing medical cards and jewellery)
Meningitis Vaccine for Teenagers (relevant for all ITP children)
Yoghurt and Antibiotics (of interest to asplenic patients)
MMR Vaccine and ITP (are children at risk from MMR?)
Drugs causing thrombocytopenia (a summary of the major culprits)
Helicobactor pylon and ITP report (a possible link between stomach bacteria and ITP)
Tiredness and ITP (are they linked?)

Questions & Answers

(reprints of ITP questions answered by the Association's medical advisors)

50p per item inc. postage/packing

Q/A 1997/8
Q/A 1999/2000
Q/A 2001/2002)
Q/A Dentistry and ITP
Q/A Womens' concerns and ITP

American Perspective articles

(by Profs. George and Buchanan. USA)

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A history of ITP
ITP in pregnancy
What is a platelet?
How is ITP diagnosed?
The non-interventionist approach in childhood ITP
Activity restrictions in ITP children
How many platelets are enough?
Splenectomy in ITP: immediate and long-term complications
Can I die from ITP
What to do for a child newly diagnosed with ITP
Are alternative and herbal remedies safe?
Use of steroids- a boon and a bane
Intravenous immunoglobulin- the good news and the bad news
Intravenous anti-D - another treatment
Chronic ITP- disease of risk factor?

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