Is Sickle Cell Anemia a Neglected Tropical Disease?

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Ware, Russell E ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN LOAD; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 84878509620     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002120     Document Type: Article

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