A cost-of-illness analysis of β-Thalassaemia major in children in Sri Lanka - experience from a tertiary level teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Hamish Reed-Embleton (Author), Savinda Arambepola (Author), Simon Dixon (Author), Behrouz Nezafat Maldonado (Author), Anuja Premawardhena (Author), Mahinda Arambepola (Author), Jahangir A. M. Khan (Author), Stephen Allen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sri Lanka has a high prevalence of β-thalassaemia major. Clinical management is complex and long-term and includes regular blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy. The economic burden of β-thalassaemia for the Sri Lankan healthcare system and households is currently unknown....