The history of beta-thalassemia in Turkey

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. In Turkey, the clinical and hematological pictures of beta thalassemia were found to...

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Main Author: M Aksoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 1991-07-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3774