High-dose oral dexamethasone therapy for chronic childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-283

  Adams, D M ^a   Kinney, T R ^a   O'Branski Rupp, E ^a   Ware, R E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0030038481     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70410-9     Document Type: Article

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