High-dose intravenous pulse therapy with methylprednisolone and orbital irradiation in Graves' ophthalmopathy

Endocrinologist

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-56

  Vaisman, Mario ^a,b   Violante, Alice H D ^a   Conceição, Flávia L ^a   Soares, Débora V ^a   Buescu, Alexandru ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIPLOPIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035119559     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-200101000-00009     Document Type: Article

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