The Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia (MSH) demonstrated the efficacy of hydroxyurea in reducing the rate of painful crises compared to placebo. We used resource utilization data collected in the MSH to determine the cost-effectiveness of hydroxyurea. The MSH was a randomized, p
Hydroxyurea treatment of sickle cell anemia in hospital-based practices
β Scribed by Robert P. Ferguson; Anuradha Arun; Chris Carter; Stanley D. Walker; Oswaldo Castro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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