Continuous desferrioxamine infusion by an infusor in thalassaemia major

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 550-552

  Canatan, D ^a,b   Temimhan, N ^a   Dincer N ^a   Ozsancak A ^a   Oguz N ^a   Temimhan, M ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Memorial Antalya Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Desferrioxamine; Infusor; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; IRON; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INFUSION PUMP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON CHELATION; LIVER FUNCTION; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; IRON; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 0033042801     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169576     Document Type: Article

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