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Oral iron chelation is here: Author's reply

1991; BMJ; Volume: 303; Issue: 6816 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.303.6816.1546

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

George J. Kontoghiorghes,

Tópico(s)

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Resumo

LI may outweigh the risks of its possible toxicity, and its introduction in such patients may now be appropriate" seem overenthusiastic.Certainly it is in stark contrast to an earlier editorial in the Lancet, which questioned the efficacy of LI and drew attention to the unacceptable incidence of side effects, recommending that "this compound should no longer be given to patients."4

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