Aims: Cancer in children can adversely affect their quality of life. Evaluation of health related quality of life (HRQoL) during the process of treatments is important for recognition of acute dysfunction related to therapy and disease. The aims of this study was to assess the HR...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i125036
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common condition that occurs in children with beta thalassemia with a multifactorial aetiology. Excess iron in the liver, skin, parathyroid, and endocrine organs (pituitary) is studied as a cause of vitamin D deficiency in beta thalassemia pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i121333
This analytical cross-sectional study evaluated the correlation between glycated albumin (GA) and HbA1c in detecting glucose tolerance disorders among transfusion-dependent children with beta-thalassaemia major. The study was conducted at Ulin Regional General Hospital, Banjarmas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81413
Aims: Hypothyroidism is the second most frequent endocrine complication after hypogonadism in thalassemia patients. Investigate the relationship between the duration of deferiprone and deferasirox therapy, patient age, and thyroid function in β-thalassemia major patients. Study D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2025/v8i1108
Dalri Andita, Indra Widjaja Himawan, Wulandewi Marhaeni, Harapan Parlindungan Ringoringo, Nurul Hidayah & Triawanti·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Aims: This study aims to analyze thyroid function in beta-thalassemia major patients receiving transfusions at Ulin Regional General Hospital, Banjarmasin, based on the duration of deferiprone therapy and the patients' age. Study Design: This is analytical observational research...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i31195