Health-related quality of life in pediatric and adolescent patients with transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia in upper Egypt (single center study)

Abstract Background Thalassemia is a major health problem that disturbs the lifestyle of the affected patient. The aim of this work is to detect the impact of thalassemia on the quality of life regarding physical, social, emotional, psychological scored assessment. Methods A case-control survey was...

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Main Authors: Gehan L Abdel Hakeem, Suzan O Mousa, Asmaa N Moustafa, Mohamed H Mahgoob, Ebtesam E Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-0893-z