Identifying children with sickle cell anaemia in a non-endemic country: Age at diagnosis and presenting symptoms

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 581-582

  Van Den Tweel, Xandra ^a   Heijboer, Harriët ^a   Fijnvandraat, Karin ^a   Peters, Marjolein ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; NETHERLANDS; SEPSIS;

EID: 33745605795     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0102-7     Document Type: Article

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