Response to treatment by multidrug regimens in the THELEP controlled clinical drug trials

Leprosy Review

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 260-279

  Christian, M ^a   Colston, M J ^a   Ellard, G A ^a   Ferracci, C A P ^a   Grosset, J H ^a   Grossetete, G ^a   Iyer, C G S ^a   Jacobson, R R ^a   Baohong, J ^a   Lwin, K ^a   Leiker, D L ^a   Levy, L ^a   Noordeen, S K ^a   Pattyn, S R ^a   Pearson, J M H ^a   Rees, R J W ^a   Sansarricq, H ^a   Seshadri, P S ^a   Seydel, J K ^a   Shepard, C C ^a   Waters, M F R ^a   Christie, P ^a   Mondavia, I ^a   Morgan, H ^a   Shears, H ^a   Silver, M ^a   McDougall, A C ^a   Padma, M N ^a   Balakrishnan, S ^a   Ouologuem, H ^a   Duppenthaler, J L ^a   Anker, M ^a   Fushimi, Y ^a   more..

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PROTIONAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; THALIDOMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEVER; HUMAN; INDIA; JAUNDICE; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRURITUS; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PREDNISOLONE; THALIDOMIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0007159703     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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