Tracking down the first recorded sickle cell patient in western medicine

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 981-992

  Savitt, Todd L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; HISTORY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 78650167333     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30723-9     Document Type: Review

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