ECONOMIC BURDEN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT THALASSAEMIA PATIENTS IN MALAYSIA FROM A SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVE

Economic burden in the management of transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients in Malaysia from a societal perspective

Abstract Background Transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT) is a hereditary blood disorder in which blood transfusion is the mainstay treatment to prolong survival and improve quality of life.Patients with this disease require blood transfusion at more than 100 ml/kg annually and iron-chelating therapy (ICT) to prevent iron overload (IOL) complica

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Difficulties detaching psychologically from work among German teachers: prevalence, risk factors and health outcomes within a cross-sectional and national representative employee survey

Abstract Background Teachers often face high job demands that might elicit strong stress responses.This can increase risks of adverse strain outcomes such as deauville michel germain perfume mental and physical health impairment.Psychological detachment has been suggested as a recovery experience that counteracts the stressor-strain relationship.Ho

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A correlative approach to evaluating the links between local microstructural parameters and creep initiated cavities

The study and modelling of material degradation processes, such as the initiation and growth of creep cavities in high-temperature applications, require a correlative and comprehensive knowledge of the microstructure.However, individual microscopy is limited to a small region and specific microstructural information of the specimen.This work demons

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