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The impact of Hydroxyurea on the rates of Vaso–occlusive crises in patients with sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia: a single–center study

BACKGROUND: Vaso–occlusive crises (VOCs) are acute and common painful complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), and are the main reason behind the frequent emergency department visits among SCD patients. Hydroxyurea (HU) is an old and commonly used medication that demonstrated its effectiveness in...

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Autores principales: Alkhalifah, Sahar Abdullah, Alanazi, Miteb, Almasaoud, Majed Ali, Al-Malki, Hazim Saeed, Al-Murdhi, Faisal Mohammed, Al-hazzaa, Mohammed Saad, Al-Mufarrij, Suliaman Musaed, Albabtain, Mohammed Ali, Alshiakh, Abdulrahman Abdullah, AlRuthia, Yazed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9706980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36447134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00751-0