Understanding iron overload: Screening, monitoring, and caring for patients with transfusion-dependent anemias

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 511-517

  Ault, Patricia ^a   Jones, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; IRON CHELATING AGENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; IRON OVERLOAD; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 73449102241     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.CJON.511-517     Document Type: Article

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