The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is the most common severe monogenic disorder in humans. In Africa, 50–90% of children born with sickle cell disease die before they reach their fifth birthday. In this study, we aimed to describe the comparative incidence of specific clinical outcomes among children a...

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Autores principales: Uyoga, Sophie, Macharia, Alex W, Mochamah, George, Ndila, Carolyne M, Nyutu, Gideon, Makale, Johnstone, Tendwa, Metrine, Nyatichi, Emily, Ojal, John, Otiende, Mark, Shebe, Mohammed, Awuondo, Kennedy O, Mturi, Neema, Peshu, Norbert, Tsofa, Benjamin, Maitland, Kathryn, Scott, J Anthony G, Williams, Thomas N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7024980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31451441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30328-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7024980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31451441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30328-6

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