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...

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Autori principali: Williams, T, Obaro, S
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2011