Sickle cell disease and malaria morbidity: a tale with two tails.
More than 230,000 children are born in Africa with sickle cell disease (SCD) each year: approximately 85% of all affected births worldwide. Although malaria is commonly viewed as a major problem for African patients with this condition, questions still remain about its relative importance as a cause...
Main Authors: | Williams, T, Obaro, S |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2011
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