Adults with LCH - Orphans with an orphan disease

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 404-408

  Tatevossian, R ^a   Nanduri, Vasanta ^b   Salotti, J ^c   Sargent, C ^g   Norton, A ^d   Wells, A ^e   Pritchard, J ^f  

^a UK London Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CLADRIBINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; VINBLASTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BONE PAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORPHANAGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RARE DISEASE;

EID: 33748033040     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-4-404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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