Estimating the post-neonatal prevalence of sickle cell disease in a Brazilian Population

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1125-1131

  Ilozue, Chinenye ^a   Cipolotti, Rosana ^b   Melo, Carlos André Araújo ^b   Gurgel, Ricardo Q ^a,b   Cuevas, Luis E ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

capture recapture; epidemiology; prevalence; sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOZYGOTE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ARACAJU; BRAZIL; SERGIPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956621995     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02597.x     Document Type: Article

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