Pulmonary function abnormalities in young adults with thalassemia major

Pathophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-134

  Gourgoullanis, K I ^a   Gouslou, A ^a   Papaioannou, G ^a   Halkias, C ^a   Stathakis, N ^a   Molyvdas, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lung function; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0030757247     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4680(97)00171-5     Document Type: Article

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