Asthma is a risk factor for acute chest syndrome and cerebral vascular accidents in children with sickle cell disease

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Nordness, Mark E ^a,b   Lynn, John ^a   Zacharisen, Michael C ^a   Scott, Paul J ^a   Kelly, Kevin J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Prohealth Care Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 13844253982     PISSN: 14767961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-3-2     Document Type: Article

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