ahmad ahmadzadeh health research institute, research center of thalassemia & hemoglobinopathy,ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, iran. mir saeed yekaninejad department of epidemiology and biostatistics, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran. mohamad h jalili department of internal medicine, school of medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran. mohammad bahadoram department of internal medicine, school of medicine, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical science, ahvaz, iran. mehdi efazat department of internal medicine, school of medicine, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical science, ahvaz, iran. mohammad seghatoleslami health research institute, research center of thalassemia & hemoglobinopathy,ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, iran.

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