Efficacy of niprisan in the prophylactic management of patients with sickle cell disease

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 26-34

  Wambebe, Charles O ^a   Bamgboye, Elijah Afolabi ^b   Badru, Bidemi O ^b   Khamofu, Hadiza ^a   Momoh, Jafaru A ^c   Ekpeyong, Margaret ^a   Audu, Benedict S ^a   Njoku, Simon O ^d   Nasipuri, Nathaniel R ^a   Kunle, Olubayo O ^a   Okogun, Joseph I ^a   Enwerem, Nkechi M ^a   Gamaniel, Shingu K ^a   Obodozie, Oby O ^a   Samuel, Babatunde ^a   Fojule, Gloria ^a   Ogunyale, Paul O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d Army Base Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Niprisan; Prophylaxis; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NIPRISAN; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS;

EID: 0035020536     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(01)80039-4     Document Type: Article

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