High-dose dexamethasone therapy for resistant autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
β Scribed by Bertrand Godeau; Phiuppe Bierung; Eric Oksenhendler; Sylvie Castaiqne; Eric Deconinck; Bertrand Wechsler
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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