Burden of sickle cell trait and disease in the Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3): a cross-sectional study
Background: Sickle cell disease contributes substantially to mortality in children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, 20 000 babies per year are thought to be born with sickle cell disease, but accurate data are not available. We did the cross-sectional Uganda Sickle Surveillance...
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Main Authors: | Grace Ndeezi, MBChB PhD (Author), Charles Kiyaga, MSc MPhil (Author), Arielle G Hernandez, BA (Author), Deogratias Munube, MBChB (Author), Thad A Howard, MS (Author), Isaac Ssewanyana, MSc (Author), Jesca Nsungwa, MBChB PhD (Author), Sarah Kiguli, MBChB (Author), Christopher M Ndugwa, MBChB (Author), Dr. Russell E Ware, MD PhD (Author), Jane R Aceng, MBChB MPH (Author) |
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2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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