The survival rate of patients with beta-thalassemia major and intermedia and its trends in recent years in Iran

OBJECTIVES Thalassemia is a common genetic disease in Iran, especially in the north and south of Iran. The present study sought to determine the survival rate of patients with thalassemia in highly endemic regions of Iran and its variation in patients born before and after 1971. METHODS The present...

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Main Authors: Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Hossein Ali Adineh, Iraj Zareban, Mehdi Mohammadi, Mahtab Maghsoodlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2018-10-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
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Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-40-e2018048.pdf