Day case management of sickle pain: 3 Years experience in a UK sickle cell unit

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 878-880

  Wright, J ^a,b   Bareford, D ^a   Wright, C ^a   Augustine, G ^a   Olley, K ^a   Musamadi, L ^a   Dhanda, C ^a   Knight, C ^c  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical aspects; Red cell; Sickle cell anaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS;

EID: 4644229323     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05123.x     Document Type: Article

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