The impact of the oral condition of children with sickle cell disease on family quality of life

• Main Authors: Maria Luiza da Matta Felisberto FERNANDES (Author), Ichiro KAWACHI (Author), Patrícia CORRÊA-FARIA (Author), Saul Martins PAIVA (Author), Isabela Almeida PORDEUS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the impact of oral conditions of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) on their parents' quality of life (QoL). A cross-sectional study was performed with parents of outpatients suffering from SCD at a hematology referral center in Belo Horizonte,...