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Relationship between disease severity and folate status of children with sickle cell anaemia in Enugu, South East Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Repeated crises in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), which is a manifestation of disease severity, results in depletion of their minimal tissue folate stores, with higher likelihood of folate deficiency. The study aimed to determine the relationship between disease severity and th...

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Autores principales:	Nnajekwu, Uchenna C, Nnajekwu, Chukwubike O, Onukwuli, Vivian O, Uwaezuoke, Ndubuisi A, Ezenwosu, Osita U, Ikefuna, Anthony N, Emodi, Ifeoma J
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Makerere Medical School 2021
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568239/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795733 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.35

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