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SÜRER ADANIR A., Taskiran G., Koparan C., ÖZATALAY E.
GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, vol.15, no.3, pp.35-46, 2017 (ESCI)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
15
Issue:
3
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Publication Date:
2017
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Journal Name:
GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
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Journal Indexes:
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Page Numbers:
pp.35-46
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Keywords:
Chronic disease, Beta-Thalassemia, adolescent, parents, psychosocial difficulties, psychopathology, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, BETA-THALASSEMIA, PSYCHOSOCIAL-ASPECTS, CHRONIC ILLNESS, CHILDREN, TURKEY, HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES, CAREGIVERS, BURDEN
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Akdeniz University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in adolescents and the prevalance of pyschopatology in parents of adolescents with beta eta-thalassemia, a chronic disease which is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by reduced or absent beta globin chain synthesis, resulting in decreased red blood cell production, anemia and subsequent secondary diseases as a result of iron loading.