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PULSED HIGH-DOSE DEXAMETHASONE THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

Yasser A. Wali Department Of Child Health, Hematology/Oncology Unit, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
,
Zakia Al Lamki Department Of Child Health, Hematology/Oncology Unit, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Wasifuddin Shah Department Of Child Health, Hematology/Oncology Unit, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Mathew Zacharia Department Of Child Health, Hematology/Oncology Unit, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Ahmed Hassan Department of Pediatrics, Gulf Medical Institute, Dubai, United Arab Emirate
Pages 329-335 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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