Early blood transfusions protect against microalbuminuria in children with sickle cell disease

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Alvarez, Ofelia ^a   Montane, Brenda ^a   Lopez, Gabriela ^b   Wilkinson, James ^a   Miller, Tracie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nephrology; Pediatric hematology oncology; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; HYDROXYUREA;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646895494     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20645     Document Type: Article

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