Very low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 611-

  Dua, Vikas ^a  

^a Action Cancer Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 84880014501     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0158-1     Document Type: Letter

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