Natural history of transfusion-independent non-severe aplastic anemia in children

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-413

  Nishio, Nobuhiro ^a   Yagasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Takahashi, Yoshiyuki ^a   Muramatsu, Hideki ^a   Hama, Asahito ^a   Yoshida, Nao ^a   Kudo, Kazuko ^a,b   Kojima, Seiji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; Children; Natural history; Transfusion independence

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; DANAZOL; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67449161734     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-009-0302-9     Document Type: Article

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