Effects of hydroxyurea administration on the body weight, body composition and exercise performance of patients with sickle-cell anaemia

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 481-486

  Hackney, A C ^a   Hezier, W ^a   Gulledge, T P ^a   Jones, S ^a   Strayhorn, D ^a   Busby, M ^a   Hoffman, E ^a   Orringer, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug therapy; Haemoglobinopathies; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030977676     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920481     Document Type: Article

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