Pulmonary function test in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia patients

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 598-606

  Azarkeivan, Azita ^a,d   Mehrvar, Azim ^b   Pour, Hamid Sohrab ^c   Mehrvar, Narjes ^b   Vosough, Parvaneh ^b  

^a IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Bistoon Complex   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Iron deposition; Pulmonary function test; Respiratory system; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

IRON; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; IRON OVERLOAD; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 50249139664     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010802237294     Document Type: Article

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