The import of abdominal pain in adults with sickle cell disorder

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-86

  Akinola, Norah Olubunmi ^a   Bolarinwa, R A ^b   Faponle, A F ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Adult; Cholelithiasis; Gastritis; Peptic ulcer disease; Sickle cell anaemia; Vaso occlussive crisis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVER SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NIGERIA; OCCLUSION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLEEN SIZE; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 69249187951     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v28i2.48429     Document Type: Article

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