Sociodemographic aspects and quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia is a chronic inherited disease, widespread in the Brazilian population due to the high degree of miscegenation in the country. Despite the high prevalence, there are few studies describing the characteristics of patients and the impact of the disease on quality of life...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842013000400242&lng=en&tlng=en |