Lung function and exercise capacity in thalassaemia major

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1130-1136

  Cracowski, C ^a   Wuyam, B ^a,b   Klein, V ^a   Levy R ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac limitation; Exercise testing; Lung function

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DEFEROXAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON CHELATION; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0031760204     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051130     Document Type: Article

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