Analysis of intelligence quotient in patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 982-985

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Yarmohammadi, Hooman ^b   Cappellini, Maria Domenica ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; IRAN; MALE;

EID: 33750333936     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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