Frequency of Thalassemia, Iron and Glucose-6Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Among Turkish Migrating Nomad Children in Southern Iran

Frequency of Thalassemia, Iron and Glucose-6Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Among Turkish Migrating Nomad Children in Southern Iran

Ferropenia and consequent iron deficiency anemia (IDA), β-thalassemia, and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are three main common hematological problems in Iran. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of these problems in Turkish migrating nomads in so...

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Main Authors: Mehrabani D, Pasalar M, Afrasiabi A. R, Mehravar Z, Reyhani I, Hamidi R, Karimi M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Iron deficiency
thalassemia
G6PD deficiency
nomads
southern Iran
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12749.pdf&manuscript_id=12749

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