The transfusion management of beta thalassemia in the United States

Ashutosh Lal¹, Trisha Wong², Siobán Keel³, Monica Pagano^{3

4}, Jong Chung⁵, Aditi Kamdar⁶, Latha Rao⁷, Alan Ikeda⁸, Geetha Puthenveetil⁹, Sanjay Shah¹⁰, Jennifer Yu¹¹, Elliott Vichinsky¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Hematology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
² Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Division of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁵ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
⁶ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
⁷ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA.
⁸ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Specialty Center of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
⁹ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, USA.
¹⁰ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
¹¹ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.

PMID: 34453453
PMCID: PMC9292563
DOI: 10.1111/trf.16640

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The transfusion management of beta thalassemia in the United States

Ashutosh Lal et al. Transfusion. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;61(10):3027-3039.

doi: 10.1111/trf.16640. Epub 2021 Aug 28.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Hematology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
² Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Division of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁵ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
⁶ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
⁷ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA.
⁸ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Specialty Center of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
⁹ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, USA.
¹⁰ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
¹¹ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.

PMID: 34453453
PMCID: PMC9292563
DOI: 10.1111/trf.16640

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