Pulmonary hypertension in patients with thalassemia major

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 532-537

  Du, Z D ^a   Roguin, N ^a   Milgram, E ^a   Saab, K ^a   Koren, A ^a  

^a CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0030885919     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70091-7     Document Type: Article

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