Chronic osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-26

  Nwadiaro, H C ^a   Ugwu, B T ^a   Legbo, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NIGERIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NIGERIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034341340     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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