The clinical presentation, utilization, and outcome of individuals with sickle cell anaemia presenting to urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with high risk of complications requiring emergency care. There is limited information about presentation of patients with SCA to hospitals for emergency care. We describe the clinical presentation, resource utilization, and o...

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Autores principales: Sawe, Hendry R., Reynolds, Teri A., Mfinanga, Juma A., Runyon, Michael S., Murray, Brittany L., Wallis, Lee A., Makani, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6142707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12878-018-0122-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6142707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12878-018-0122-3

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