Homozygous beta thalassemia in an African-American pediatric patient

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-319

  DeBall, Suzanne ^a   Gordy, Frances M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL CARE; FACE MALFORMATION; FACIAL BONE; FACIES; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEGRO; PATHOLOGY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FACIAL BONES; FACIES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0031150978     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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