Randomised trial of oral and intravenous methylprednisolone in acute relapses of multiple sclerosis

D Barnes; RAC Hughes; RW Morris; O Wade-Jones; P Brown; T Britton; DA Francis; GD Perkin; P Rudge; M Swash; H Katifi; S Farmer; J Frankel

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(96)06453-7

journal article Mar 01, 1997

Randomised trial of oral and intravenous methylprednisolone in acute relapses of multiple sclerosis

D Barnes RAC Hughes RW Morris O Wade-Jones P Brown T Britton DA Francis GD Perkin P Rudge M Swash H Katifi S Farmer J Frankel

The Lancet Vol. 349 No. 9056 pp. 902-906 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 1997
Vol/Issue: 349(9056)
Pages: 902-906
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Department of Orthopaedics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

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D Barnes, RAC Hughes, RW Morris, et al. (1997). Randomised trial of oral and intravenous methylprednisolone in acute relapses of multiple sclerosis. The Lancet, 349(9056), 902-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(96)06453-7

Randomised trial of oral and intravenous methylprednisolone in acute relapses of multiple sclerosis

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