Red cell deformability in oral contraceptive pill users with sickle cell anaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 868-870

  Yoong, Wai C ^a,c   Tuck, S M ^a   Yardumian, A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte deformability; Hormonal contraception; Sickle cell anaemia

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; MESTRANOL; NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROVASCULATURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0033040096     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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