Immuno-haematological characteristics of Nigerian sickle cell disease patients in asymptomatic steady state

European Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-174

  Salawu, Lateef ^a   Orimolade, E A ^b   Durosinmi, M A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asymptomatic steady state; Immuno haematological parameters; Nigeria; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MALE; NIGERIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 73249133544     PISSN: 13043889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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