Fractures in transfusion dependent beta thalassemia - An Indian study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 196-199

  Basanagoudar, Praveen L ^a   Gill, Shivinder S ^a   Dhillon, Mandeep S ^a   Marwaha, Ram K ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE;

EID: 0035350495     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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