Cyclophosphamide Therapy of Severe Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 1979, Pages 235-238

  Fauci, Anthony S ^a   Katz, Paul ^a   Haynes, Barton F ^a   Wolff, Sheldon M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; KIDNEY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; THERAPY;

EID: 0018778115     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197908023010503     Document Type: Article

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