Mortality trends and sociodemographic factors associated with early death in sickle cell disease patients in the state of São Paulo

• Main Authors: Nayara Dorta de Souza Avelino (Author), Tulio Konstantyner (Author), Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco (Author), Juliana Moreira Franco (Author), Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini Braga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate trends in mortality rate and average age of death, and identify sociodemographic factors associated with early death in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Methods: An ecological and cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Mortality Information Sy...