Focal neurological deficits in children with β-thalassemia major

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Incorpora, G ^c   Di Gregorio, F ^c   Romeo, M A ^c   Pavone, P ^c   Trifiletti, R R ^c   Parano, Enrico ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Neurological complications; Stroke; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0344572710     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973457     Document Type: Article

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