The survival analysis of beta thalassemia major patients in South East of Iran

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1031-1035

  Roudbari, Masoud ^a,d   Soltani Rad, Mohsen ^b   Roudbari, Soudeh ^c  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD GROUP; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 57349130496     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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