Relative protection from ischaemic heart disease in beta-thalassaemia carriers

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 653-656

  Bozdar, Manzar ^a   Ahmed, Suhaib ^a   Anwar, Jaleel ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

thalassaemia trait; Cardio protection; Counselling; Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPROBABILITY SAMPLE; PEER COUNSELING; RISK; RISK FACTOR; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HETEROZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 78049470943     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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