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THALASSEMIA

Quality of Life Assessment in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Performed on Thalassemia Major Patients

Vedat UygunAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Funda TayfunAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, Turkey
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Mediha AkcanAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, Turkey
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Gulsun Tezcan KarasuAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, Turkey
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Alphan KupesizAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, Turkey
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Volkan HazarAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, Turkey
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Akif YeşilipekAkdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Antalya, Turkey
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Pages 461-471 | Received 19 Mar 2012, Accepted 10 May 2012, Published online: 19 Jun 2012

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