Faster platelet recovery by high-dose dexamethasone compared with standard-dose prednisolone in adult immune thrombocytopenia: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1036-1038

  Praituan, W ^a   Rojnuckarin, Ponlapat ^a  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ACNE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPEPSIA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 65849379970     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03359.x     Document Type: Article

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