Oral propranolol therapy for infantile hemangiomas beyond the proliferation phase: A multicenter retrospective study

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-98

  Zvulunov, Alex ^a   McCuaig, Catherine ^b   Frieden, Ilona J ^c   Mancini, Anthony J ^d   Puttgen, Kate B ^e   Dohil, Magdalene ^f   Fischer, Gayle ^g   Powell, Julie ^b   Cohen, Bernard ^e   Amitai, Dan Ben ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROPRANOLOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954991005     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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