inroduction: heart failure (hf) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the cases of beta-thalassemia major. the purpose of this study was to estimate hf prevalence in these patients and to assess the survivability of those who were treated with intensive chelating therapy.   design and methods: this cross sectional study included 72 beta-thalassemia major cases, the mean age at the...

Everyday stressors are a normal part of adolescence, yet young people differ markedly in their responses. Emotional intelligence (EI), set emotion-related adaptive traits and skills, is thought to be an important individual difference that acts as ‘stress buffer’ safeguard adolescent well-being. EI correlates with reduced perceived life stress levels, but, date, there no attempt understand how ...