High prevalence of anemia after cardiac transplantation in children

Transplantation

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1590-1594

  Embleton, Nicholas D ^a   O'Sullivan, John J ^a   Hamilton, J R Leslie ^a   Dark, John H ^a   Summerfield, Geoff P ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOPORPHYRINS;

EID: 0031443547     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199712150-00015     Document Type: Article

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