Home therapy with subcutaneous immunoglobulin infusions in children with congenital immunodeficiencies

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1127-1131

  Abrahamsen, Tore G ^a   Sandersen, Heidi ^a   Bustnes, Alfhild ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

children; congenital immunodeficiencies; home therapy; subcutaneous immunoglobulin infusions

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; MALE;

EID: 0029908505     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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