The changing face of homozygous sickle cell disease: 102 patients over 60 years.

Earlier reports on homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease have been biased by severely affected cases. The Jamaican clinic which seeks to avoid such bias has 102 patients surviving beyond 60 years. The objective of this study was to examine the features of elderly cases and assess factors determining s...

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Main Authors: Serjeant, G, Serjeant, B, Mason, K, Hambleton, I, Fisher, C, Higgs, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009