Stroke prevalence amongst sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria: A multi-centre study

African Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 446-452

  Madu, Anazoeze Jude ^a   Galadanci, Najiba Aliyu ^b   Nalado, Aisha Mohammed ^b   Garba, Kangiwa Umar ^c   Fowodu, O Florence ^d   Hassan, Ahmed ^e   Inyama, Marcus ^f   Oluwaseun, Akinpelu ^g   Nwagha, Theresa ^a   Ibegbulam, Obike Godswill ^a   Ocheni, Sunday ^a   Ifeoma, Emodi ^a   Ikefuna, Anthony ^a   Chukwu, Batholomew ^a   Chide, Okocha E ^h   Orkuma, Joseph ⁱ   Malachy, Iheanacho ^c   Korubo, Kaladada ^j   Anike, Uchenna Sabastine ^k   Kingsley, Agu ^k   Nonyelu, Charles ^k   Ugwu, Angela ^k   Duru, Augustin ^k   Chukwudi, Anigbo ^k   Eze, Alozie ^k   Chukwurah, Awele ^k   Ololo, Uchenna ^k   Omoti, Caroline ^l   Agwu, Obineche ^k   Okpala, Iheanyi ^k   more..

^a Department of Haematology and Immunology University of Nigeria Enugu Campus ^*  (Nigeria)

^b AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^e AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^g LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^h NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

ⁱ BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

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Author keywords

Nigeria; Prevalence; Sickle cell; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMATOLOGIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902343114     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i2.22     Document Type: Article

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