Pulmonary function test in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia major patients: A pilot study

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-333

  Alyasin, Soheila ^a   Moghtaderi, Mozhgan ^a   Amin, Reza ^a   Kashef, Sara ^a   Karimi, Mehran ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

thalassemia major; pulmonary function test

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 79955561234     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2010.543449     Document Type: Article

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