Prevalence of Short Stature, Underweight and Delayed Puberty in Iranian Patients with Thalassemia Major: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

نویسندگان
Shohani, Masoumeh ID 1
Mansouri, Akram ID 2
Rahmati, Shoboo ID 3
Badfar, Gholamreza ID 4
Parizad Nasirkandy, Marzieh ID 5
Shabani, Ehsan ID 6
Soleymani, Ali ID 7
Azami, Milad ID 8

1 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz jundishapour university of Medical science, Ahvaz, Iran

3 M.Sc. student of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

4 Department of Pediatrics, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran

5 Women’s Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

6 M.Sc. student of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

7 Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran

8 Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.

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چکیده

Growth disorders are considered as one of the common complications of thalassemia major patients. The present study was conducted to examine the prevalence of short stature, underweight, and delayed puberty in patients with thalassemia major in Iran. This review study was conducted based on systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (PRISMA) ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Delayed Puberty, Growth Disorders, Thalassemia