Overcoming the challenge of patient compliance with iron chelation therapy

Seminars in Hematology

Volumn 42, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Cappellini, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE; IRON CHELATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFUSION; INJECTION PAIN; IRON CHELATION; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15744381094     PISSN: 00371963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2005.01.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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