Iron stores in steady‐state sickle cell disease children accessing care at a sickle cell disease clinic in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

Iron stores in steady‐state sickle cell disease children accessing care at a sickle cell disease clinic in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract Background and Aims Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk of multiple hemotransfusions and this can predispose them to elevated iron stores. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent of elevated iron stores and the associated risk factors in a populat...

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Main Authors: Ernest Amanor, Alexander Kwarteng, Amma Larbi, Fatima Amponsah Fordjour, Kelvin Kwaku Koranteng, David Sebbie Sackey, Emmanuel Bannor, Francis Adjei Osei, Aliyu Mohammed, Ezekiel Bonwin Ackah, Samuel Frimpong Odoom, Samuel Blay Nguah, Vivian Paintsil, Alex Osei‐Akoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-11-01
Series:Health Science Reports
Subjects:
complete blood count
hemotransfusion
iron stores
red cell indices
serum ferritin
sickle cell disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.934

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.934

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