Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia (ZIPS): study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most common inherited hemoglobinopathy worldwide. Infection is a major cause of illness and death in children with SCA, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 50–90% of affected children die before their fifth birthday. Interventions to reduce...

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Autores principales: Datta, Dibyadyuti, Namazzi, Ruth, Conroy, Andrea L., Cusick, Sarah E., Hume, Heather A., Tagoola, Abner, Ware, Russell E., Opoka, Robert O., John, Chandy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6660664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31349866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3569-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6660664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31349866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3569-z

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