Placental umbilical cord blood transfusion in transfusion-dependent beta thalassemic patients: A preliminary communication

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-106

  Bhattacharya, N ^a,b  

^a Bijoygarh State Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Safe cord blood; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044487382     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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