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Economic burden in the management of transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients in Malaysia from a societal perspective
7 Apr 2021
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BACKGROUND: Transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT) is a hereditary blood disorder in which blood transfusion is the mainstay treatment to prolong survival and improve quality of life. Patients with this disease require blood transfusion at more than 100 ml/kg annually and iron-chelating therapy (ICT) to prevent iron overload (IOL) complications. There are substantial numbers of TDT patients in Malaysia, but...
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