Iron studies in infants born to an iron overloaded mother with β-thalassemia major: Possible effects of maternal desferrioxamine therapy

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-162

  Pearson, Howard A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desferrioxamine; Iron studies; Pregnancy; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEPLETION; IRON OVERLOAD; OVULATION INDUCTION; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34247633152     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31803b957d     Document Type: Article

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