Effect of wheat grass tablets on the frequency of blood transfusions in Thalassemia Major

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-91

  Singh, Karnail ^a   Pannu, M S ^a   Singh, Palwinder ^a   Singh, Jaswinder ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood transfusions; Thalassemia; Wheat grass

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEAT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; TABLET; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; WHEAT;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TABLETS; TRITICUM;

EID: 76649122206     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0002-8     Document Type: Article

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