Plasma erythropoietin concentrations in polycythaemia vera with special reference to myelosuppressive therapy

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 189-195

  Andréasson, Björn ^a,c   Carneskog, Jan ^a   Lindstedt, Göran ^b   Lundberg, Per Arne ^b   Swolin, Birgitta ^b   Wadenvik, Hans ^a   Kutti, Jack ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Haematology Section   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Erythropoietin; Hydroxyurea; Myelosuppression; Polycythaemia vera; Radiophosphorus

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HYDROXYUREA; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0343938897     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428190009057645     Document Type: Article

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