Early iron reduction programme for thalassaemia patients after bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 653-656

  Li, C K ^a   Lai, D H ^a   Shing, M M K ^a   Chik, K W ^a   Lee, V ^a   Yuen, P M P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Desferrioxamine; Ferritin; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034017494     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702212     Document Type: Article

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