Prevalence of hepatosplenomegaly in beta thalassemia minor subjects in Iran

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-122

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Bagheri, Mohammad Hadi ^b   Tahmtan, Mehdi ^a   Shakibafard, Alireza ^b   Rashid, Murtaza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anemia; Beta thalassemia; Hepatosplenomegaly; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROL GROUPS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HIGH FREQUENCIES; VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENTS;

DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IRAN; LIVER SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN SIZE;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LIVER; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPLEEN;

EID: 58149502895     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.09.027     Document Type: Article

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