Ferritin and Vitamin D levels and its relation to bone diseases in thalassemic adults: A hospital-based retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Thalassemia complications affecting different body systems, including osteoporosis and bone fracture. Although numerous studies are available in the literature, little is known about this subject in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to describe the characteristics of thalassemia...

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Main Authors: Reem Jameel Tharwat, Saud Balilah, Hatem M Habib, Nada H Mahmoud, Fatema S Beek, Fatema K Almadani, Sarah A Elmaghraby, Duha D Al-Loqmani, Hibah A Al-Mahdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=15;epage=22;aulast=Tharwat