Hepatic iron concentration and total body iron stores in thalassemia major

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 327-331

  Angelucci, Emanuele ^a   Brittenham, Gary M ^b   McLaren, Christine E ^c   Ripalti, Marta ^a   Baronciani, Donatella ^a   Giardini, Claudio ^a   Galimberti, Maria ^a   Polchi, Paola ^a   Lucarelli, Guido ^a  

^a SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON KINETICS; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 0034601375     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200008033430503     Document Type: Article

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