Acquired Chronic Pure Red Cell Aplasia Successfully Treated with Intravenous Pulse Methylprednisolone Therapy.
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High-dose intravenous methylprednisolone for constitutional pure red cell aplasia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1277