Sickle cell disease summit: From clinical and research disparity to action

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  Hassell, Kathryn ^a,i   Pace, Betty ^b   Wang, Winfred ^c   Kulkarni, Roshni ^d   Luban, Naomi ^e   Johnson, Cage S ^f   Eckman, James ^g   Lane, Peter ^h   Woods, William G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149465905     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21315     Document Type: Article

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