@Article{, title={Prevalence of hypocalcemia among thalassemic patients registered inibn al-balady hospital انتشار نقص الكالسيوم بين المرضى المصابين بمرض اثلاسيميا في مستشفى ابن البلدي}, author={Waseem Ali Hasan وسيم علي and Shaymaa Khider شيماء خضير and Ali Hasan Dhary Al-Jumaily علي حسن}, journal={Tikrit Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences مجلة تكريت للعلوم الصيدلانية}, volume={4}, number={2}, pages={147-151}, year={2008}, abstract={The objective of this stud} os to through light on the prevalence of hypocalcaemia in
thalassemoc patients registered in Ibn Ai-balad) Ho~pital (11talassemic Centre) BaghdadIraq
four htmdrcd patientS selected with thalassemitt major were included in the study,
randomly selected throughout October, 200 I. !be} are subjected to serum study for calcmm
phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase. rwenty patients x-rayed for bones only no facilities
fot studying serum ferritin. parathyroid hormone and densometry for bone:.. It v.a.~ found
that hypocalcaemoa is prevalent in eighty seven patients out of 400 and more prevalent
among age group I 0 years and above

} }