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To test or not: occurrence of sickle cell trait and assessment of the awareness toward its screening among patients attending Magale Health Center IV, Namisindwa District, Eastern Uganda

PURPOSE: To evaluate the occurrence of sickle cell trait (SCT), assess patient awareness and evaluate the performance of a sickle cell hemoglobin-S (dithionate-qualitative solubility) point-of-care test among patients seeking care at Magale Health Center IV, Namisindwa District, Eastern Uganda. MATE...

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Autores principales:	Mandu, Keneth, Tusuubira, Sharifu K, Mwambi, Bashir, Webbo, Fred, Atuhairwe, Christine, Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2018
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30538594 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S177203

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