Case Control Study of Psychosocial Morbidity in β Thalassemia Major

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 516-520

  Saini, Arun ^a   Chandra, Jagdish ^a   Goswami, Utpal ^a   Singh, Varinder ^a   Dutta, A K ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34247158225     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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