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Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia are expected to have an unfavorable quality of life due to multiple factors. We studied the quality of life in 72 patients (age 5-39 y) with transfusion-dependent thalassemia in the era of improved care, and assessed different parameters affecting it.

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Soni, S., Thawani, R., Idhate, T. et al. Research letters. Indian Pediatr 53, 741–744 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0923-z

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