Browsing by Author "Alshamsi, Shaikha"

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Healthcare resource utilization and direct costs of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a retrospective cost-of-illness study

Alshamsi, Shaikha; Hamidi, Samer; Özgen Narcı, Hacer (2022)

Background: Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) require lifelong blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy. Thus, patients afflicted with TDT often have to undergo blood transfusion and iron chelation ...
Productivity loss and associated costs among patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Alshamsi, Shaikha; Hamidi, Samer; Özgen Narcı, Hacer (Dove Medical Press, 2021)

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the indirect burden of patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Adult patients with TDT were enrolled during ...