Pregnancy outcomes in women with thalassemia in North America and the United Kingdom

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 771-773

  Thompson, Alexis A ^a   Kim, Hae Young ^b   Singer, Sylvia T ^c   Vichinsky, Elliott ^c   Eile, Jennifer ^d   Yamashita, Robert ^e   Giardina, Patricia J ^f   Olivieri, Nancy ^g   Parmar, Nagina ^h   Trachtenberg, Felicia ^b   Neufeld, Ellis J ^d   Kwiatkowski, Janet L ⁱ  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LIVE BIRTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84882672803     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23506     Document Type: Article

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