Is β-thalassemia trait a protective factor against hypertension in young adults?

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-31

  Karimi, Mehran ^a,b   Marvasti, Vahid Emad ^a   Motazedian, Somayyeh ^a   Sharifian, Maryam ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Thalassemia trait; Arterial blood pressure; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 28944435220     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-005-1101-x     Document Type: Article

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