The early and long-term results of oral high-dose methylprednisolone treatment in adult patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura [1]

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-272

  Irfan, Kuku ^a   Ismet, Aydogdu ^a   Emin, Kaya ^a   Ali, Erkurt Mehmet ^a   Mustafa, Dikilitas ^a   Mustafa, Baydar ^a   Ramazan, Yildiz ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

BLEEDING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LETTER; MEGAKARYOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14044260559     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00378.x     Document Type: Letter

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