Prevalence and Correlates of Microalbuminuria in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria

Prevalence and Correlates of Microalbuminuria in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria

Microalbuminuria is a pre-clinical marker of renal damage in children with sickle cell anaemia and can predict renal failure. Reported prevalence rates increased with age. In Nigeria, burden of disease and prevailing poor health facilities necessitate its screening, determination of prevalence and a...

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Main Authors:	Christopher Bismarck Eke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Bede Chidozie Ibe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/240173
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