Tapered oral dexamethasone for the acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease.

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Published in Br J Haematol on August 16, 2011

Authors

Charles T Quinn1, Marie J Stuart, Karen Kesler, Kenneth I Ataga, Winfred C Wang, Lori Styles, Kim Smith-Whitley, Ted Wun, Ashok Raj, Lewis L Hsu, Suba Krishnan, Frans A Kuypers, Yamaja Setty, Seungshin Rhee, Nigel S Key, George R Buchanan, Investigators of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers

Author Affiliations

1: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA. charles.quinn@cchmc.org

Associated clinical trials:

Dexamethasone to Treat Acute Chest Syndrome in People With Sickle Cell Disease | NCT00530270

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