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01-09-2010 | Letter to the Editors

Letter to the editors regarding comments by Ghirardello et al. on the rasburicase article

Authors: David Hobbs, Gina-Marie Barletta, Jin Chung, Julia Steinke, Timothy Bunchman

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 9/2010

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Ghirardello S, Ardissino G, Mastrangelo A, Mosca F (2010) Rasburicase in the treatment of hyperuricemia of newborns. Pediatr Nephrol. doi:10.1007/s00467-010-1515-0

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Title: Letter to the editors regarding comments by Ghirardello et al. on the rasburicase article
Authors: David Hobbs
Gina-Marie Barletta
Jin Chung
Julia Steinke
Timothy Bunchman
Publication date: 01-09-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 9/2010
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-010-1516-z

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