Zinc and copper status of thalassemic children

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 877-880

  Kajanachumpol, Saowanee ^a   Tatu, Thanusak ^a   Sasanakul, Werasak ^a   Chuansumrit, Ampaiwan ^a   Hathirat, Phongjan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ZINC;

EID: 0031301510     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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