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Early diagnosis of sickle cell disease at birth hospitals and vaccination centers in Angola using point-of-care tests

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-threatening blood disorder affecting >500 000 infants annually, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Most infants do not have access to an early diagnosis and die early from treatable complications of SCD. Universal newborn screening (NBS) is not yet available in any...

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Autores principales: Olaniyan, Halimat S., Briscoe, Christine, Muhongo, Margarida, Pascoal, Rui, Armando, António, Santos, Brigida, McGann, Patrick T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Hematology 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10558616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37399450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010631