Evidence of a restrictive spirometric pattern in older thalassemic patients

Respiration

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 273-278

  Filosa, Aldo ^a,b   Esposito, V ^a   Meoli, I ^a   Stefanelli, F ^a   Cassandro, R ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pulmonary function tests; Restrictive spirometric pattern; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYPOXIA; IRON OVERLOAD; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SPIROMETRY; THALASSEMIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0034955158     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050510     Document Type: Article

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