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ORAL LORAZEPAM PREVENTS SEIZURE DURING HIGH-DOSE BUSULFAN IN CHILDREN UNDERGOING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION: A Prospective Study

Amir Ali HamidiehHematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ravak HamedaniDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Molouk HadjibabaieDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohsen AminiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sima SadraiDepartment of Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ardeshir GhavamzadehHematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 529-533 | Accepted 23 May 2010, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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