Sickle cell anemia from central India: A retrospective analysis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 911-913

  Jain, Dipty ^a   Italia, Khushnooma ^b   Sarathi, Vijaya ^a   Ghoshand, Kanjaksha ^b   Colah, Roshan ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Central India; Children; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYDROXYUREA; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VASCULAR NECROSIS;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84874448413     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0217-z     Document Type: Article

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