Prospects and future of conservative management of beta thalassemia major in a developing country

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Rahman, Mahfooz ^a,b   Lodhi, Y ^a  

^a Inst Haematol/Blood Transfus S   (Pakistan)

^b PCSIR Housing Society Phase 1   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Conservative management; Genetic counselling; Premarital screening; Prevention programme; Problems

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATION; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 3042582986     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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