Prediction of heart complications in Thalassemia major patients

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-333

  Emamimoghadam, A ^a   Ahmadi, F ^a   Kaykhaei, B ^a   Zandian, K ^a   Pedram, M ^a   Farhangi, H ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 77953255107     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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