A study on endocrine dysfunction in thalassaemia

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 655-659

  Ghosh, Soumitra ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Sanjay K ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Ranjana ^b   Roy, Dipankar ^b   Maisnam, Indira ^b   Ghosh, Moloy K ^b  

^a Midnapore Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hypogonadism; Short stature; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FERRITIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMOGLOBIN F; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONAD FUNCTION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THALASSEMIA; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 60549094300     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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