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Bone density in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients in Urmia, Iran

BACKGROUND: Patients with thalassemia major and intermedia are susceptible to osteopenia and osteoporosis. The mechanism of osteoporosis in these patients is multifactorial. Transfusion related iron overload in endocrine organs leads to impaired growth hormone secretion, diabetes mellitus, hypothyro...

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Autores principales: Valizadeh, N, Farrokhi, F, Alinejad, V, Said Mardani, SM, Hejazi, S, Noroozi, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002928