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Research Article

Determining and Surveying the Role of Carnitine and Folic Acid to Decrease Fatigue in β-Thalassemia Minor Subjects

Seyed Mohammad Bagher TabeiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Maryam MazloomDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mahdi ShahriariHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Soheila ZareifarHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Ali AzimiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Amirhossein HadaeghDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mehran KarimiHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 742-747 | Received 31 Oct 2012, Accepted 27 Jan 2013, Published online: 04 Mar 2013

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