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Original Research

Safety and tolerability of an intravenously administered alpha1-proteinase inhibitor at an increased infusion rate: a novel, randomized, placebo-masked, infusion rate-controlled, crossover study in healthy adults

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Pages 55-61 | Published online: 23 Jun 2014

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