title: Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.
abstract: Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia are expected to have an unfavorable quality of life due to multiple factors. We studied the quality of life in 72 patients (age 5-39 y) with transfusion-dependent thalassemia in the era of improved care, and assessed different parameters affecting it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India. mahajanamita1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thawani
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Idhate
authors.forename: Manas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahajan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy