Study of Serum Calcium and Serum Phosphorus Levels in Patients of Thalassemia Receiving Repeated Blood Transfusion
Abstract: A retrospective study with 40 patients of thalassemia, receiving repeated blood transfusion (Group A), and 40 age and sex matched controls (Group B) were included and serum calcium and phosphorus levels were checked. Data were analyzed. The serum calcium levels are statistically significantly lower in Group A compared to Group B, (P
Keywords: Thalassemia, Transfusion dependent, Citrate toxicity, Iron overload, Calcium status
How to Cite?: Anju R, Shilpa Jain, "Study of Serum Calcium and Serum Phosphorus Levels in Patients of Thalassemia Receiving Repeated Blood Transfusion", Volume 6 Issue 1, January 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1355-1357, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20164336, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20164336