Effect of booklet and combined method on parents' awareness of children with β-thalassemia major disorder

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 485-487

  Dehkordi, Ali Hassanpour ^a   Heydarnejad, M Saeed ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; PARENT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT T TEST; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 50949115478     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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