Development of Secondary Sex Characteristics in Multitransfused Thalassemic Children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 855-859

  George, Anice ^a   Bhaduri, Aparna ^a   Choudhry, Ved P ^b  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic hypoxia; Iron overload; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0031260908     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02725511     Document Type: Article

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