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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...
Autores principales: | Sawe, Hendry R., Reynolds, Teri A., Mfinanga, Juma A., Runyon, Michael S., Murray, Brittany L., Wallis, Lee A., Makani, Julie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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