Mortality and causes of death in children with sickle cell disease in the Netherlands, before the introduction of neonatal screening

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-110

  Van Der Plas, Evelyn M ^a   Van Den Tweel, Xandra W ^a   Geskus, Ronald B ^b   Heijboer, Harriët ^a   Biemond, Bart J ^b   Peters, Marjolein ^a   Fijnvandraat, Karin ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Children; Mortality; Neonatal screening; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; NEONATAL SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; STROKE;

EID: 80052601209     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08806.x     Document Type: Article

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