Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemic Patients
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- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 24 (5) , 850-854
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—To study the prevalence of and risk factors for abnormal glucose tolerance in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemic patients.Keywords
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