Cholecystectomy in jamaican children with homozygous sickle-cell disease

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 214-216

  Duncan, N D ^a   Mcdonald, A H ^a   Mitchell, D I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033776234     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550003000411     Document Type: Article

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