Cerebral thrombosis in beta-thalassaemia major

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1081-1082

  Senanayake, Manouri P ^a   Lamabadusuriya, Sanath P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Beta thalassaemia major; Cerebral thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0035512368     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722363     Document Type: Article

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