Evaluation of a comprehensive transcranial Doppler screening program for children with sickle cell anemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 818-821

  McCarville, M Beth ^a,c   Goodin, Geoffrey S ^a   Fortner, Gail ^a   Li, Chin Shang ^a   Smeltzer, Matthew P ^a   Adams, Robert ^b   Wang, Winfred ^a,c  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Sickle cell anemia; Stroke; Transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 40449092927     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21430     Document Type: Article

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