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Safety and effectiveness of antimalarial therapy in sickle cell disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: About 80% of all reported sickle cell disease (SCD) cases in children anually are recorded in Africa. Although malaria is considered a major cause of death in SCD children, there is limited data on the safety and effectiveness of the available antimalarial drugs used for prophylaxis. Als...

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Autores principales: Frimpong, Augustina, Thiam, Laty Gaye, Arko-Boham, Benjamin, Owusu, Ewurama Dedea Ampadu, Adjei, George O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30541465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3556-0