Difference in pattern of erythropoietin response between β-thalassemia/hemoglobin e children and adults

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue , 1997, Pages 134-137

  Sukpanichnant, Sathien ^a   Opartkiattikul, Nisarat ^a   Fucharoen, Suthat ^a,b   Tanphaichitr, Voravarn S ^c   Hasuike, Takao ^d   Tatsumi, Noriyuki ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN E; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND;

EID: 0031300004     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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