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Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Renal involvement in sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) amongst SCD patients, and how basic clinical variables differ across haemoglobin genotypes. METHODS:...

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Autores principales:	Ephraim, Richard Kobina Dadzie, Osakunor, Derick Nii Mensah, Cudjoe, Obed, Oduro, Enos Amoako, Asante-Asamani, Lyudmila, Mitchell, Juliana, Agbodzakey, Hope, Adoba, Prince
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448314/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0072-y

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