Exchange blood transfusion compared with simple transfusion for first overt stroke is associated with a lower risk of subsequent stroke: A retrospective cohort study of 137 children with sickle cell anemia

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 710-712

  Hulbert, Monica L ^a   Scothorn, Douglas J ^a   Panepinto, Julie A ^a   Scott, J Paul ^a   Buchanan, George R ^a   Sarnaik, Sharada ^a   Fallon, Robert ^a   Chu, Jen Yih ^a   Wang, Winfred ^a   Casella, James F ^a   Resar, Linda ^a   Berman, Brian ^a   Adamkiewicz, Thomas ^a   Hsu, Lewis L ^a   Smith Whitley, Kimberly ^a   Mahoney, Donald ^a   Woods, Gerald ^a   Watanabe, Masayo ^a   DeBaun, Michael R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750614993     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.037     Document Type: Article

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