Steady state hemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume in homozygous sickle cell disease patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 405-409

  Akinbami, Akinsegun ^a   Dosunmu, Adedoyin ^a   Adediran, Adewumi ^b   Oshinaike, Olajumoke ^c   Phillip, Adebola ^c   Vincent, Osunkalu ^b   Olanrewaju, Arogundade ^a   Oluwaseun, Adelekan ^a  

^a Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin concentration; Homozygous sickle cell disease; Packed cell volume; Steady state

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS;

EID: 84865391068     PISSN: 20086164     EISSN: 20086172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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