Nutritional status, hospitalization and mortality among patients with sickle cell anemia in Tanzania.
BACKGROUND: Reduced growth is common in children with sickle cell anemia, but few data exist on associations with long-term clinical course. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition at enrollment into a hospital-based cohort and whether poor nutritional status predicted morbidit...
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| Natura: | Journal article |
| Lingua: | English |
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2011
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