Day-care management of sickle cell painful crisis in Jamaica: A model applicable elsewhere?

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Ware, M A ^a   Hambleton, I ^a   Ochaya, I ^a   Serjeant, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Day care; Painful crisis; Sickle cell

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BED REST; BONE PAIN; DAY CARE; DENGUE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOMOZYGOTE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; SALMONELLA; SEPTICEMIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; PAIN;

EID: 0032936508     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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