Sickle cell disease clinical phenotypes in children from South-Western, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-101

  Adegoke, S A ^a   Adeodu, O O ^a   Adekile, A D ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Clinical phenotypes; Nigeria; Sickle cell disease; Sociodemographic variables

Indexed keywords

ANTISICKLING AGENT; HYDROXYUREA;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PAIN; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLENOMEGALY; STROKE;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTISICKLING AGENTS; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PAIN; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLENOMEGALY; STROKE;

EID: 84919685993     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.146987     Document Type: Article

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