2018
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-018-2792-z
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Quality of Life in Thalassemia Major

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“…To date, there is no ideal treatment for patients with thalassemia major, except bone marrow transplantation (4). Thalassemia major has imposed an enormous burden on society and has serious impact on the quality of life of the population (5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To date, there is no ideal treatment for patients with thalassemia major, except bone marrow transplantation (4). Thalassemia major has imposed an enormous burden on society and has serious impact on the quality of life of the population (5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For every 100,000 live births, approximately 4.4 children are affected by thalassemia throughout the world [7]. Disease burden also increases because of repeated visits to the hospital, repeated laboratory tests and frequent monitoring of symptoms in detecting complications [8]. The paucity of healthcare policies, inadequate treatment support and lack of regular screening contribute to an increase in vulnerability to the disease.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…163 monitoring of symptoms in detecting complications. 6 In India, the carrier rate for β -thalassaemia varies from 1% to 17% with 10,000 children (one-tenth of the world) with β -thalassaemia major is born every year. 7,8 In West Bengal, every 10th person is a thalassaemia carrier with more prevalent among scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and Muslim populations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%