Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: The Korle-Bu Experience

In Africa, sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health problem with over 200,000 babies born per year. In Ghana, approximately 15,000 (2%) of Ghanaian newborns are diagnosed with SCD annually. A retrospective review of medical records of all SCD patients aged 13 years and above, who presented...

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Main Authors: Eugenia V. Asare, Ivor Wilson, Amma A. Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh, Fredericka Sey, Edeghonghon Olayemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6161270
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