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Premarital Screening is Pivotal in Reducing the Births of Babies Affected with Thalassemia Major in Iraq

Najmaddin S. H. Khoshnawa Department of Clinical Science, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq;b Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Komar University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Higher Education, Sulaymaniyah, IraqCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jawhar J. Omarc Department of Hematology, Shahid Dr. Khalid Teaching Hospital, Koya General Health Directorate, Erbil, IraqView further author information
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Zahir S. Husseind Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IraqView further author information
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Rebar N. Mohammede Medical Laboratory Analysis Department, College of Health Sciences, Cihan University Sulaimaniya, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq;f Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, IraqView further author information
Pages 56-59 | Received 11 Aug 2023, Accepted 22 Feb 2024, Published online: 02 Apr 2024

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