Comprehensive care for patients with sickle cell disease in cuba

Haematologica

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Fernandez Aguila J D ^a   Cabrera Zamora, M ^a   Alvarez Fernandez O ^a   Prieto Jimenez L ^a   Mediaceja Vicente, O ^a   Álvarez, I Villares ^a  

^a Hosp Univ Dr G Aldereguia Lima   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Health services; Management; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863681001     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.11986     Document Type: Article

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