Serum erythropoietin levels in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia/hemoglobin E

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 48, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 631-634

  Paritpokee, Nara ^a   Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a   Bhokaisawan, Narudee ^a   Boonchalermvichian, Chaiyaporn ^a   Preechakas, Paungpayom ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

thalassemia major; Children; EPO; Erythropoietin; Hemoglobin E; Technicon H*3; Transfusion requirement

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HUMANS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036446603     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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