Mortality in Sickle Cell Anemia in Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has declared Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) a public health priority. There are 300,000 births/year, over 75% in Africa, with estimates suggesting that 6 million Africans will be living with SCA if average survival reaches half the African norm. Countries such as...

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Autores principales: Makani, Julie, Cox, Sharon E., Soka, Deogratius, Komba, Albert N., Oruo, Julie, Mwamtemi, Hadija, Magesa, Pius, Rwezaula, Stella, Meda, Elineema, Mgaya, Josephine, Lowe, Brett, Muturi, David, Roberts, David J., Williams, Thomas N., Pallangyo, Kisali, Kitundu, Jesse, Fegan, Gregory, Kirkham, Fenella J., Marsh, Kevin, Newton, Charles R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3040170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21358818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014699

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3040170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21358818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014699

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