Foetal haemoglobin and disease severity in sickle cell anaemia patients in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Blood Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mpalampa, Lena ^a   Ndugwa, Christopher M ^b   Ddungu, Henry ^c   Idro, Richard ^c,d  

^a Life Link Medical Centre   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease severity; Foetal haemoglobin (HbF); Sickle cell anaemia (SCA)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84865831371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2326-12-11     Document Type: Article

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