Comparison of Blood Transfusion Plus Chelation Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation in Patients with β-Thalassemia: Application of SF-36, EQ-5D, and Visual Analogue Scale Measures

Comparison of Blood Transfusion Plus Chelation Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation in Patients with β-Thalassemia: Application of SF-36, EQ-5D, and Visual Analogue Scale Measures

Background: β-Thalassemia is a prevalent genetic disease in Mediterranean countries. The most common treatments for this disease are blood transfusion plus iron chelation (BTIC) therapy and bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Patients using these procedures experience different health-related quali...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Javanbakht, Ali Keshtkaran, Hossien Shabaninejad, Hassan Karami, Maryam Zakerinia, Sajad Delavari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Subjects:
β-Thalassemia
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
Blood Transfusion
Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
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