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Desferrioxamine administration and proportions missing at least one dose in the preceding month |
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| 33. Characteristics |
Overall (N = 1573) |
Desferrioxamine use last month |
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| Missed at least one dose (N = 665) |
No doses missed (N = 761) |
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| Mean age first used years (SD) |
6.3 (5.3) |
6.6 (5.3) |
6.0 (5.5) |
| >= 5 days per week, N (%) |
941 (62.3) |
397 (61.9) |
470 (64.0) |
| Administered by pump, N (%) |
1189 (81.6) |
472 (76.9) |
622 (85.8) |
| Mean daily dose (SD), g |
1.7 (0.9) |
1.7 (0.9) |
1.7 (0.9) |
Ward et al. BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2002 2:3 doi:10.1186/1472-6904-2-3 |
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