Sickle cell trait, rhabdomyolysis, and mortality among U.S. Army soldiers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 435-442

  Nelson, D Alan ^a   Deuster, Patricia A ^b   Carter, Robert ^c,f   Hill, Owen T ^d   Wolcott, Vickee L ^e   Kurina, Lianne M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN AS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ADULT; AFRICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SOLDIER; TOBACCO USE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; TOBACCO USE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982085212     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1516257     Document Type: Article

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