Primary stroke prevention for sickle cell disease in north-east Italy: The role of ethnic issues in establishing a Transcranial Doppler screening program

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Colombatti, Raffaella ^a   Meneghetti, Giorgio ^a   Ermani, Mario ^a   Pierobon, Marta ^a   Sainati, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 67649661840     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-15     Document Type: Article

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