Unintended benefit of anabolic steroid use in hemophilia B leiden

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 122-123

  Rimmer, Emily K ^a,b   Seftel, Matthew D ^a,b   Israels, Sara J ^a,b   Houston, Donald S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9 CONCENTRATE; DNA BASE; STANOZOLOL;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY BUILDING; CASE REPORT; CIRCUMCISION; DRUG HALF LIFE; EXON; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA B; HEMOPHILIA B LEIDEN; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; FACTOR IX; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMANS; MALE; SELF MEDICATION; STANOZOLOL;

EID: 84155172141     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22190     Document Type: Letter

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