Pulmonary function in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: have we paid proper attention to this problem?

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate pulmonary function and functional capacity in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 70 children and adolescents (8-15 years of age) with sickle cell disease who underwent pulmonary function tests (spir...

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Main Authors: Ana Karine Vieira, Cristina Gonçalves Alvim, Maria Cristina Marquez Carneiro, Cássio da Cunha Ibiapina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000600409&lng=en&tlng=en