Study of pulmonary function tests in thalassemic children

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-155

  Parakh, Ankit ^a   Dubey, Anand Prakash ^a   Chowdhury, Veena ^a   Sethi, Gulshan Rai ^a   Jain, Shyama ^a   Hira, Harmanjeet Singh ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; CHRCT; Serum ferritin; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GIEMSA STAIN; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG VOLUME; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THALASSEMIA; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THALASSEMIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247555531     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318033a73d     Document Type: Article

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