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The role of erythropoietin and other growth factors in transfusion medicine.

Transfus Med Rev. 1991 Jan;5(1):33-47. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92200107
Klingemann HG; Shepherd JD; Eaves CJ; Eaves AC; Division of Hematology, British Columbia Cancer Agency,; Vancouver, Canada.

Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS Anemia/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY Antineoplastic Agents/ADVERSE EFFECTS Biological Response Modifiers/*THERAPEUTIC USE Bone Marrow Transplantation Drug Evaluation Erythropoiesis/DRUG EFFECTS Erythropoietin/ADVERSE EFFECTS/*THERAPEUTIC USE Forecasting Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors/ADVERSE EFFECTS/*THERAPEUTIC USE Human Kidney Failure, Chronic/COMPLICATIONS Myelodysplastic Syndromes/THERAPY Neutropenia/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY Radiation Injuries/COMPLICATIONS Recombinant Fusion Proteins/ADVERSE EFFECTS/THERAPEUTIC USE Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, ACADEMICKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/complicationsanemia/etiology/therapyantineoplasticagents/adverseeffectsbiologicalresponsemodifiers/KWDtherapeuticusebonemarrowtransplantationdrugevaluationerythropoiesis/drugeffectserythropoietin/adverseeffects/KWDtherapeuticuseforecastinghematopoieticcellgrowthfactors/adverseeffects/KWDtherapeuticusehumankidneyfailure,chronic/complicationsmyelodysplasticsyndromes/therapyneutropenia/etiology/therapyradiationinjuries/complicationsrecombinantfusionproteins/adverseeffects/therapeuticusesupport,non-uKWDsKWDgov'tjournalarticlereviewreview,academic
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