Spleen in sickle cell anemia: Comparative studies of Nigerian and U.S. patients

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 316-321

  Adekile, A D ^a,b   McKie, K M ^a   Adeodu, O O ^b   Sulzer, A J ^c   Liu, J S ^a   McKie, V C ^a   Kutlar, F ^a   Ramachandran, M ^a   Kaine, W ^d   Akenzua, G I ^e   Okolo, A A ^e   Asindi, A A ^f   Obinyan, E A ^g   Ogala, W N ^g   Ibrahim, M ^h   Huisman, T H J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^g AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^h USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African SS patients; malaria; splenomegaly; SS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLENOMEGALY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPLEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GLOBINS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; SPLENOMEGALY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027513637     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.2830420313     Document Type: Article

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