GROWTH AND SEXUAL-MATURATION IN CHILDREN WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR

YESILIPEK M., BIRCAN I., OYGUR N., ERTUG H., YEGIN O., GUVEN A.

HAEMATOLOGICA, cilt.78, sa.1, ss.30-33, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 78 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1993
  • Dergi Adı: HAEMATOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.30-33
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: THALASSEMIA MAJOR, GROWTH SEXUAL MATURATION, STANDARD DEVIATION SCORE (SDS), SEVERE BETA-THALASSEMIA, IRON CHELATION-THERAPY, HORMONE, GONADOTROPIN, SECRETION, PUBERTY, AGE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background and methods. Growth and endocrine disturbances are still important problems for patients with thalassemia major, which is a major health problem in southern part of Turkey. In the present study 71 thalassemia major patients over 3 years of age were evaluated for physical and sexual maturation status.