Reproductive health in female patients with β-thalassemia major

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 900, Issue , 2000, Pages 119-124

  Protonotariou, Anthi A ^a   Tolis, George J ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0034099937     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06222.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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