The High Birth Rate of Thalassemia Major and the Associated Problems in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran

authors:

avatar Ali Bazi 1 , avatar Ebrahim Miri-Moghaddam ORCID 2 , * , avatar Zahra Moudi 3

Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran
Genetics of Non-Communicable Disease Research Center, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Reproductive and Pregnancy Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran

how to cite: Bazi A, Miri-Moghaddam E, Moudi Z. The High Birth Rate of Thalassemia Major and the Associated Problems in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran. Gene Cell Tissue. 2016;3(4):e38670. https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-38670.

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