Causes of New Cases of Major Thalassemia in Sistan and Balouchistan Province in South-East of Iran

Background: Thalassemia is the most common monogenic disease in South-East of Iran. Despite the 70% reduction in Iranian thalassemia cases after thalassemia control comprehensive program, 601 affected babies were born in Sistan and Balouchistan Province, Iran from 2002 to 2010, so this study aims at...

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Main Authors: S Izadi, M Naderi, E Miri-Moghaddam, MA Mashhadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/2449/1976