Cascade filtration: A new filter for secondary filtration - A multicenter study [2]

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 513-515

  Valbonesi, Mauro ^a   Carlier, P ^b   Icone, A ^b   Accorsi, P ^b   Borberg, H ^c   Schreiner, T ^c   Albertini, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Transfusion Center   (Italy)

^c Deutsche Hemapherese Zentrum   (Italy)

^d Dideco SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTI-CENTRE STUDY;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYETHERSULFONE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; PLASTIC; POLYMER; SULFONE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; AUTOMATION; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LETTER; MEMBRANE FILTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; VASCULITIS; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SULFONES;

EID: 4644257449     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880402700612     Document Type: Letter

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