Pregnancy in patients treated for beta thalassemia major in two centers (Ali Asghar Children's Hospital and Thalassemia Clinic): Outcome for mothers and newborn infants

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-37

  Ansari, Shahla ^a   Kivan, Azita Azar ^a   Tabaroki, Ali ^a  

^a HIGH INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Deferoxamine; Fertility; Pregnancy; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; IRON CHELATION; LABOR; LIVER; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OVULATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERIUM; SAFETY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 28844490563     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010500313306     Document Type: Article

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