Lived experiences of Iranian parents of beta-thalassemia children
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Lived experiences of Iranian parents of beta-thalassemia children
INTRODUCTION Thalassemia is a chronic blood disease, which imposes adverse effects on patients and their families. Parents of such patients, given that they had the thalassemia trait, hold themselves responsible for their children's disease in addition to other difficulties, bear the burden of guilt and hopelessness and worry about the health and future of their children. This study aimed to ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-2390
DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s132848