Long term survival and causes of death in patients with thalassemia under conventional treatment

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 4-6

  Ladis, V ^a   Papadopoulou, A ^a   Athanassaki, C ^a   Palamidou, F ^a   Kostaridou, S ^a   Berdousi, E ^a   Kattamis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHELATION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SPLENECTOMY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL TIME; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0030942415     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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