Ocular mainifestations in multitransfused thalassemic children on chelation therapy
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Comparative efficacy of desferrioxamine, deferiprone and in combination on iron chelation in thalassemic children.
OBJECTIVE Ascertainment of an appropriate strategy of iron chelation for multi-transfused thalassemic children in developing countries. DESIGN Prospective study from May 2000 to April 2001. SETTING Urban tertiary care center. METHODS Thirty thalassemic children having received more than 20 blood transfusions and a serum ferritin greater than 1500 ng/ml were enrolled and randomized into th...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-3291,2349-3283
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20180534