Once daily trientine for maintenance therapy of Wilson disease [15]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 494-495

  Fox, Alyson N ^a   Schilsky, Michael ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; DIMERCAPROL; PENICILLAMINE; TRIENTINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LETTER; LUPUS LIKE SYNDROME; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILSON DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; TRIETHYLENETETRAMINE;

EID: 39049115535     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01646_15.x     Document Type: Letter

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