The clinical epidemiology of sickle cell anemia In Africa

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the commonest severe monogenic disorders of humans. The disease has been highly characterized in high-income countries but not in sub-Saharan Africa where SCA is most prevalent. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all children 0-13 years admitted from within a de...

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Main Authors: Macharia, AW, Mochamah, G, Uyoga, S, Ndila, CM, Nyutu, G, Makale, J, Tendwa, M, Nyatichi, E, Ojal, J, Shebe, M, Awuondo, KO, Mturi, N, Peshu, N, Tsofa, B, Scott, JAG, Maitland, K, Williams, TN
Format: Journal article
Published: Wiley 2017