Relation of ferritin levels to pulmonary function in patients with thalassemia major and the acute effects of transfusion

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 396-400

  Kanj, Nadim ^a,b   Shamseddine, Ali ^a,b   Gharzeddine, Walid ^a,b   Kanj, Mohamed ^a,b   Nasr, Therese Abi ^a,b   Koussa, Susan ^a,b   Jibrail, Julie ^a,b   Taher, Ali ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Chronic Care Center Hazmieh   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Pulmonary disease; Thalassemia major; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; OXYGEN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0033946928     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2000.90106.x     Document Type: Article

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