Thalassemia, iron and G6PD deficiency in lor migrating nomad children, southern Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-445

  Karimi, M ^a   Mehrabani, D ^b   Pasalar, M ^a   Afrasiabi, A R ^a   Mehravar, Z ^a   Reyhani, I ^a   Hamidi, R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Frequency; G6PD deficiency; Iran; Iron deficiency; Nomads; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAVISM; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77954697201     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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