Sickle cell disease in Africa: an overview of the integrated approach to health, research, education and advocacy in Tanzania, 2004–2016

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 919-929

  Tluway, Furahini ^a   Makani, Julie ^a,b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health; research; sickle cell; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEMATOLOGY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; TANZANIA;

EID: 85015189735     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14594     Document Type: Review

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