Iron overload in steady state, non-chronically transfused children with sickle cell anaemia in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Introduction: The estimation of serum ferritin level is a method of determining iron status. We studied the iron status of a group of non-chronically transfused children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), using their serum ferritin levels. Objective: To determine the iron status among children with SCA...

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Main Authors: O.C. Odunlade, O.O. Adeodu, J.A. Owa, E.M. Obuotor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468124517300219