Effect of wheat grass therapy on transfusion requirement in β-thalassemia major

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-376

  Choudhary, Dharma R ^a,b   Naithani, Rahul ^a   Panigrahi, Inusha ^a   Kumar, Rajat ^a   Mahapatra, Manoranjan ^a   Pati, Hara Prasad ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a   Choudhry, Ved P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Dr BL Kapoor Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; Wheat grass therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHEAT; WHEAT GRASS THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TABLETS; TRITICUM;

EID: 67349123315     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0004-6     Document Type: Article

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