A cost-of-illness analysis of β-Thalassaemia major in children in Sri Lanka – experience from a tertiary level teaching hospital

A cost-of-illness analysis of β-Thalassaemia major in children in Sri Lanka – experience from a tertiary level teaching hospital

Abstract Background Sri Lanka has a high prevalence of β-thalassaemia major. Clinical management is complex and long-term and includes regular blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy. The economic burden of β-thalassaemia for the Sri Lankan healthcare system and households is currently unknown....

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Main Authors: Hamish Reed-Embleton, Savinda Arambepola, Simon Dixon, Behrouz Nezafat Maldonado, Anuja Premawardhena, Mahinda Arambepola, Jahangir A. M. Khan, Stephen Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Children
Cost-of-illness
Sri Lanka
Thalassaemia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02160-3

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