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Excess deaths among adults with sickle cell disease in 2020 compared to prior years

In 2020, there was a 20% increase in excess deaths in the USA due to COVID infections but also to changes in the healthcare system due to the pandemic. We hypothesized that people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be vulnerable to these changes as SCD can lead to rapid decompensation. We exa...

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Autores principales: Curtis, Susanna, Henny, Billett, Joanna, Starrels, Betancourt, Jaime, Thomas, Merin, Vattappally, Leena, Crouch, Andrew, Caterina, Minniti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9647758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36355190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-022-04994-6

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