Clinical depression in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia: influencing factors in a resource-limited setting

• Main Authors: Osita Ezenwosu (Author), Barth Chukwu (Author), Ifeyinwa Ezenwosu (Author), Ndubuisi Uwaezuoke (Author), Christopher Eke (Author), Maria Udorah (Author), Chinedu Idoko (Author), Anthony Ikefuna (Author), Ifeoma Emodi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the commonest monogenic haematologic disorder resulting from the inheritance of homozygous mutant haemoglobin genes from both parents. Some factors have been identified as important in explaining the variability in depression in sickle cell anaemia (S...