Recombinant human erythropoietin in the treatment of anemia in AIDS patients receiving concomitant amphotericin B and zidovudine

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 533-534

  Lancaster, Danny J ^a   Palte, Stephen ^a   Ray, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG TOLERANCE; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LETTER; NAUSEA; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOMITING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANEMIA; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 0027196791     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199305000-00017     Document Type: Letter

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