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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6161270 |
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