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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |