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An observational study of children with sickle cell disease in Kilifi, Kenya

Globally, sickle cell disease (SCD) has its highest prevalence and worst prognosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, relatively few studies describe the clinical characteristics of children with SCD in this region. We conducted a prospective observational study of children with SCD attending a sp...

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Autores principales:	Sadarangani, Manish, Makani, Julie, Komba, Albert N, Ajala-Agbo, Tolu, Newton, Charles R, Marsh, Kevin, Williams, Thomas N
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009
Materias:	Paediatric
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07771.x

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