Effective treatment of hereditary haemochromatosis with desferrioxamine in selected cases

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 952-953

  Nielsen, Peter ^a   Fischer, Roland ^a   Buggisch, Peter ^a   Janka Schaub, Gritta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desferal; Desferrioxamine; Haemochromatosis; Phlebotomy; SQUID biosusceptometry

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347480378     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04708.x     Document Type: Article

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