Assessment of glucose tolerance in multi-transfused adolescent and young adult patients with beta thalassemia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1297-1298

  Khairwa, Anju ^a,b   Chaudhary, Abha ^b   Jat, Kana Ram ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERRITIN; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LETTER; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054735357     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0472-3     Document Type: Letter

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