Treatment of sickle cell diseases with aspirin

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 61-64

  Zago, Margo A ^a   Costa, F F ^a   Ismael, S J ^a   Tone, L G ^a   Bottura, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO;

BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; PAIN; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ASPIRIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PLACEBOS;

EID: 0021192822     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000206360     Document Type: Article

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