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Body Composition in Adult Patients with Thalassemia Major

Objective. To assess body composition in adult male and female patients with thalassemia major by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and to compare the findings with a group of healthy age-matched controls. Methods. Our study group included sixty-two patients (27 males, mean age 36 years, and 35...

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Autores principales: Vlychou, Marianna, Alexiou, Evangelos, Thriskos, Paschalis, Fezoulidis, Ioannis, Vassiou, Katerina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27956899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6218437