The influence of socioeconomic status on the hemoglobin level and anthropometry of sickle cell anemia patients in steady state at the Lago; University Teaching Hospital

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 422-427

  Animasahun, B A ^a   Temiye, E O ^b   Ogunkunle, O O ^c   Izuora, A N ^d   Njokanma, O F ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d Isolo General Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin level; Sickle cell anemia; Socioeconomic class

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861166822     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.91748     Document Type: Article

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