Feasibility and acceptability of early infant screening for sickle cell disease in Lagos, Nigeria—A pilot study

In Nigeria, about 150000 babies are born annually with sickle cell disease (SCD), and this figure has been estimated to increase by 100% by the year 2050 without effective and sustainable control strategies. Despite the high prevalence, newborn screening for SCD which allows for early prophylactic t...

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Autores principales: Oluwole, Esther O., Adeyemo, Titilope A., Osanyin, Gbemisola E., Odukoya, Oluwakemi O., Kanki, Phyllis J., Afolabi, Bosede B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7714115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33270733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242861

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7714115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33270733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242861

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