Refugee children with beta-thalassemia in Turkey: Overview of demographic, socioeconomic, and medical characteristics.
Arzu Yazal ErdemFatma Demir YenigürbüzEsra PekpakBurcu AkıncıElif AktekinCengiz BayramZeynep Yıldız YıldırmakEda AtasevenSinan Akbayramİlgen ŞaşmazBaşak Taburoğlu YılmazAyşe ÖzkanSibel Akpınar TekgündüzDoğan KöseTuba KarapınarMustafa BüyükavcıErtan SalTuran BayhanSerap KirkizŞule ÜnalRaziye Canan VerginMetin ÇilBarış MalboraAli AyçiçekHüsniye Neşe YaralıNamık Yaşar ÖzbekPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
Difficulties in communication, finding a competent translator capable in medical terminology, nonregular use of medications, and insensitivity to prenatal diagnosis were preliminary problems. The current extent of migration poses emerging socioeconomic and humanitarian challenges for refugee patients with BT.
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