The use of erythropoietin in the management of jehovah's witnesses who have revision total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1548-1552

  Sparling, E A ^a   Nelson, C L ^a   Lavender, R ^a   Smith, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SAFETY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 10244237839     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199610000-00013     Document Type: Article

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