Trends in 5-, 10-, 20-, and 30-year survival rates of beta-thalassemia patients in Southern Iran, 1995-2016: A retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Jafar Hassanzadeh (Author), Alireza Mirahmadizadeh (Author), Mehran Karimi (Author), Yousef Veisani (Author), Shahab Rezaeian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is currently lack of knowledge about survival trend analysis of thalassemia patients. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess 5-, 10-, 20-, and 30-year survival of thalassemia patients over a 20-year time period. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we analyse...