Splenic crisis at high altitude in 2 white men with sickle cell trait

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 230-233

  Tiernan, C J ^a  

^a Northern Inyo Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SPLEEN INJURY;

EID: 0032945073     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70400-2     Document Type: Article

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