Pregnancy in patients with β-thalassemia intermedia: Outcome of mothers and newborns

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 499-502

  Nassar, Anwar H ^a   Usta, Ihab M ^a   Rechdan, Johnny B ^a   Koussa, Suzanne ^b   Inati, Adlette ^b   Taher, Ali T ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Chronic Care Center Hazmieh   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

thalassemia intermedia; Neonatal outcome; Obstetric complications

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33745699069     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20654     Document Type: Review

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