Pulmonary function tests in children with beta-thalassemia major

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Abu Ekteish, Faisal M ^a   Al Rimawi, H S ^a   Al Ali, M K ^a   Shehabi, I M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Pulmonary function; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 33947184261     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972306070376     Document Type: Article

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