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Quality of life profile for patients with thalassemia in 2001 (A) and 2009 (B).
Notes: Data are presented as the mean score for the population of patients with thalassemia and of the corresponding (for gender and age) normative Italian population. For each 0–100 scale, higher scores indicate better health.
Abbreviations: PF, physical functioning; RP, role-physical; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role-emotional; MH, mental health.
