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Health Screening and Post‐Arrival Services for Refugee Children From Afghanistan

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine refugee health screening and services for Afghan children in the unique context of emergency expedited humanitarian resettlement in Melbourne, Australia. Methods Retrospective audit of Afghan children who attended a specialist child refugee health service between August 2021–April 2024. Results Participants included 218 children
Amy Williamson, Eva Sudbury, Rija Khanal, Jade Woon, Jennifer Schaefer, Georgia Paxton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The history of beta-thalassemia in Turkey

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1991
The first two patients with beta-thalassemia major in Turkey, were reported in 1941. However, the importance of beta-thalassemia as a health problem was brought to the attention of physicians only after 1950.
M Aksoy
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Effect of Assorted Globin Haplotypes and α-Thalassemia on the Clinical Heterogeneity of Hb S-β-Thalassemia

, 2019
Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias are the most commonly encountered monogenic disorders of blood in humans, posing a major genetic and public health problem round the globe.
Kiran R. Kharat (686460), Praveen K. Sahu (1846699), Preetinanda M. Dash (6021755), Ranjeet S. Mashon (6021761), Malay B. Mukherjee (6021764), Siris Patel (6021758)   +5 more
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Representation, medical examination, and the effectiveness of underwriting: Evidence from a life and health insurance company

Risk Management and Insurance Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether underwriting methods—representation, medical examination, extra premiums, and coverage—effectively mitigate adverse selection using data from an insurance company. Regarding representation, we focus on statements disclosing pre‐existing medical conditions.
Chia‐Ling Ho, Gene Lai, Chen‐Hsu Liao, Zifen Zeng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lack of awareness about thalassemia; a social factor in the propagation of beta thalassemia gene in Pakistan: A population study

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2014
Background: Beta thalassemia is the most common genetic disorder in Pakistan. Thalassemia is a preventive disease a fact well demonstrated by countries such as Italy, Greece and Cyprus.
Muhammad Usman
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Treating thalassemia major-related iron overload: the role of deferiprone

, 2012
Vasilios Berdoukas,1 Kallistheni Farmaki,2 Susan Carson,1 John Wood,3 Thomas Coates11Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Thalassemia Unit, General Hospital of Corinth, Corinth, Greece ...
Berdoukas V, Wood J, Coates T, Farmaki K, Carson S   +4 more
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A retrospective analysis of the antigen‐negative red blood cell supply conducted at a single centre in China

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study aimed to analyse the distribution and demand patterns of antigen‐negative red blood cells (RBCs) in Shandong Province, China (2022–2024), with a focus on ABO blood groups and clinically significant antigens. The research was designed to provide rigorous data for advancing precision transfusion protocols and to establish a ...
Aiping Zhao, Xiujiao Jiang, Li An, Yuanfeng Chen, Weidong He, Qun Xu, Wenchao Li, Yingfang Pan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Right and Left Side Heart Functions in Patients with Thalassemia Major, Patients with Thalassemia Intermedia, and Control Group

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2015
Background: Heart disease is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with beta thalassemia, rendering its early diagnosis vital. We studied and compared echocardiographic findings in patients with beta thalassemia major, patients with beta ...
Noormohammad Noori, Mehdi Mohamadi, Kambiz Keshavarz, SeyedMostafa Alavi, Maziar Mahjoubifard, Yalda Mirmesdagh   +5 more
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Evalution of HbA2 In Minor β Thalassemia Carriers Reffered to Kerman Special Disease Center [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2003
Increased HbA2 is a characteristic finding in minor beta thalassemia. Minor β-thalassemia is a heterozygote form of β-thalassemia that carries thalassemia genes but does not cause thalassemia disease.
M Atapour, AR Zohoor, A Zolala, AR Arjmand   +3 more
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A Population-Oriented Genetic Scoring System to Predict Phenotype: A Pathway to Personalized Medicine in Iraqis With β-Thalassemia

To assess the roles of genetic modifiers in Iraqi β-thalassemia patients, and determine whether a genotype-based scoring system could be used to predict phenotype, a total of 224 Iraqi patients with molecularly characterized homozygous or compound ...
Regir K Sadullah (18015372), Adil Abozaid Eissa (18015375), Sulav D Atroshi (18015369), Shatha Qadir (18015378), Shaima Al-Zebari (16730631), Dilan Khalil (18015381), Nasir Al-Allawi (3095073), Gernot Kriegshäuser (5680346), Christian Oberkanins (18015384)   +8 more
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