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BMC Blood Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of blood disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Blood Disorders (ISSN 1471-2326) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
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BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :6
Religious organizations and leaders that disseminate health education throughout communities at risk can improve awareness and subsequent outcome of conditions such as hemoglobinopathies within ethnic minority populations.
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Iron deficiency anemia is not a rare problem among women of reproductive ages in Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study Jemal A Haidar, Rebecca S Pobocik BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :7 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The role of religious leaders and faith organisations in haemoglobinopathies: a review Thelma K Toni-Uebari, Baba PD Inusa BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :6 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Profile of hematological abnormalities of Indian HIV infected individuals Byomakesh Dikshit, Ajay Wanchu, Ravinder Kaur Sachdeva, Aman Sharma, Reena Das BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :5 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Application of tri-colour, dual fusion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) system for the characterization of BCR-ABL1 fusion in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) and residual disease monitoring Lisa LP Siu, Edmond SK Ma, Wai Shan Wong, Man Hong Chan, Kit Fai Wong BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :4 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence, phenotype and inheritance of benign neutropenia in Arabs Srdjan Denic, Saad Showqi, Christoph Klein, Mohamed Takala, Nicollas Nagelkerke, Mukesh M Agarwal BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :3 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Factors associated with hospital readmission in sickle cell disease Monique Morgado Loureiro, Suely Rozenfeld, Marilia S BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :2 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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FIP1L1-PDGFRA molecular analysis in the differential diagnosis of eosinophiliaGedeon Loules, Fani Kalala, Nikolaos Giannakoulas, Emmanouil Papadakis, Panagiota Matsouka, Matthaios Speletas BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :1 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Estimation of transient increases in bleeding risk associated with physical activity in children with haemophilia Carolyn R Broderick, Robert D Herbert, Jane Latimer, Chris Barnes, Julie A Curtin, Paul Monagle BMC Blood Disorders 2008, 8 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Safety of intramuscular influenza vaccine in patients receiving oral anticoagulation therapy: a single blinded multi-centre randomized controlled clinical trial Josep Casajuana, Bego BMC Blood Disorders 2008, 8 :1 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of delayed initiation of erythropoietin in critically ill patients Jeremiah J Duby, Brian L Erstad, Jacob Abarca, James M Camamo, Yvonne Huckleberry, Stuart N Bramblett BMC Blood Disorders 2007, 7 :1 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Induction of granzyme B expression in T-cell receptor/CD28 stimulated human regulatory T cells is suppressed by inhibitors of the PI3K-mTOR pathway.
Olga V Efimova, Todd W Kelley BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :59 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Relapsing macrophage activating syndrome in a 15-year-old girl with Still's disease: a case report Meir Mizrahi, Eldad Ben-Chetrit Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :138 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Hemostasis and inflammation: two of a kind? Peter Verhamme, Marc F Hoylaerts Thrombosis Journal 2009, 7 :15 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic variation in the NBS1, MRE11, RAD50 and BLM genes and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphoma Johanna M Schuetz, Amy C MacArthur, Stephen Leach, Agnes S Lai, Richard P Gallagher, Joseph M Connors, Randy D Gascoyne, John J Spinelli, Angela R Brooks-Wilson BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :117 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
The occurrence and management of fluid retention associated with TKI therapy in CML, with a focus on dasatinib David Masiello, Gerry Gorospe III, Allen S. Yang Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2 :46 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
An interesting diagnosis for a presacral mass: case report Sina Babazadeh, Matthew L Broadhead, John L Slavin, Peter FM Choong International Seminars in Surgical Oncology 2009, 6 :18 (8 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A spontaneous suprachoroidal haemorrhage: a case report Aman Chandra, Allon Barsam, Charles Hugkulstone Cases Journal 2009, 2 :185 (6 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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Rapidly progressing, fatal and acute promyelocytic leukaemia that initially manifested as a painful third molar: a case report Juan A Su Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :102 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Research
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from leukemia patients inhibit growth and apoptosis in serum-deprived K562 cells Zhaohui Wei, Naiyao Chen, Hongxing Guo, Xueming Wang, Fangyun Xu, Qian Ren, ShiHong Lu, Bin Liu, Lei Zhang, Hui Zhao Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :141 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Polycythemia vera as a presentation of renal angiomyolipoma: a case report Ming-Shyan Lin, Yu-Shin Hung, Hsueh-Hua Wu, Ming-Chung Kuo, Tzu-Fang Shiu, Cheng-Keng Chuang, Lee-Yung Shih, Pao-Hsien Chu Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :90 (31 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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