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Underweight children older than 5 years with sickle cell anemia are at risk for early mortality in a low-resource setting

Undernutrition is a risk factor for under-5 mortality and is also postulated to be a risk factor for mortality in older children and adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA). We tested the hypothesis that underweight is associated with mortality in children aged 5 to 12 years with SCA. We performed a se...

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Autores principales: Klein, Lauren J., Abdullahi, Shehu Umar, Gambo, Safiya, Stallings, Virginia A., Acra, Sari, Rodeghier, Mark, DeBaun, Michael R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Hematology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10230165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36383708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008623