In search of the optimal iron chelation therapy for patients with thalassemia major

Haematologica

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-8

  Berdoukas, Vasilios ^a   Wood, John ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFERASIROX; DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHELATION THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TREATMENT DURATION;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHELATION THERAPY; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS;

EID: 78650979966     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2010.034397     Document Type: Editorial

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