Bone disease in β-thalassaemia

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9182, 1999, Pages 881-882

  Singer, S T ^a   Vichinsky, E P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; IRON CHELATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE DISEASE; BONE MASS; CHILD; DIET; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0033547031     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00013-6     Document Type: Note

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