Preventable deaths in sickle-cell anaemia in African children

The Lancet

Volumn 375, Issue 9713, 2010, Pages 460-

  Obaro, Stephen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTEREMIA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEATH; HUMAN; LETTER; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 75749120234     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60193-6     Document Type: Letter

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