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The Use of Cannabis by Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Increased the Frequency of Hospitalization due to Vaso-Occlusive Crises

Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine if patients with sickle cell disease using cannabis had decreased frequency of acute vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) that required hospitalization. Method: This was a retrospective study in which 270 urine drug screen tests were done on 72 pati...

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Autor principal: Ballas, Samir K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/can.2017.0011