Ultrasonography of the pancreas, as a function index, in children with β-thalassemia

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-306

  Theochari, M ^a   Ioannidou, D ^a   Nounopoulos, H ^a   Bouloukos, A ^a   Papadogiannis, M ^a   Katsikari, M ^a   Karpathios, Th ^a   Bartsocas, C S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Glucose tolerance test; Insulin; Pancreas; Trypsin; Ultrasound; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TRYPSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS EXAMINATION; PANCREAS FUNCTION;

EID: 0034028363     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.3.303     Document Type: Article

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