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Head circumference of children with sickle cell disease in Lagos, Nigeria

INTRODUCTION: Growth retardation and under-nutrition are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). The aim of this study was to compare the head circumference (HC) of SCD children and non-SCD children and to determine the effect of malnutrition on head circumference of children with SCD. ME...

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Autores principales: Senbanjo, Idowu Odunayo, Oshikoya, Kazeem Adeola, Salisu, Mohammed, Diaku-Akinwumi, Ijeoma Nnenna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5268792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28154697
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.25.4.8030