Combination erythropoietin-hydroxyurea therapy in sickle cell disease: experience from the National Institutes of Health and a literature review.

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Published in Haematologica on August 01, 2006

Authors

Jane A Little1, Vicki R McGowan, Gregory J Kato, Kristine S Partovi, Jordan J Feld, Irina Maric, Sabrina Martyr, James G Taylor, Roberto F Machado, Theo Heller, Oswaldo Castro, Mark T Gladwin

Author Affiliations

1: Vascular Medicine Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1476, USA. janelittle@mail.nih.gov

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