Gilbert's syndrome co-existing with and masking hereditary spherocytosis

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 287-289

  Sharma, S ^a   Vukelja, S J ^b   Kadakia, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gilbert's syndrome; Hereditary spherocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GILBERT DISEASE; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; GILBERT DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030873315     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050302     Document Type: Article

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