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Two decades of pre-marital screening for beta-thalassemia in central Iran

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We acknowledge the helpful contribution of health workers in Health Deputy of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and its affiliated district health centers.

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  1. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Medicine School, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

    Mehrdad Zeinalian & Morteza Hashemzadeh-Chaleshtori

  2. Health Deputy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Mehrdad Zeinalian & Reza Fadaei Nobari

  3. Medicine School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Alireza Moafi & Mansour Salehi

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Zeinalian, M., Nobari, R.F., Moafi, A. et al. Two decades of pre-marital screening for beta-thalassemia in central Iran. J Community Genet 4, 517–522 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-013-0142-4

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