Cataracts and corticosteroids in granulocyte donors

Transfusion

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 904-907

  Strauss, Ronald G ^a   Johnson, A Tim ^b  

^a Department of Pathology and Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PREDNISONE;

BLOOD DONOR; CATARACT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; GRANULOCYTE; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; LEUKAPHERESIS; REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CATARACT; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; LEUKAPHERESIS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 79955654936     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03068.x     Document Type: Review

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