Health-Related Quality of Life in Iranian Patients with Thalassemia Major: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Thalassemia is the most common genetic disorder in Iran. High treatment costs, the use of iron chelators, comorbidities and periodic visits affect the quality of life in these patients. The present study was conducted to assess the quality of life, according to the Short healthy survey (...

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Main Authors: Mitra Goli, Shahin Salarvand, Fazel Dehvan, Houshyar Ghafouri, Sahar Dalvand, Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Amir Vahedian-azimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_11029_b50eaa103db8099e79fac983ac0c64f7.pdf