Barriers to Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Guideline Recommendations

• Main Authors: Michael D. Cabana MD, MPH (Author), Julie Kanter MD (Author), Anne M. Marsh MD (Author), Marsha J. Treadwell PhD (Author), Michael Rowland MPH (Author), Peggy Stemmler MD (Author), Naomi S. Bardach MD, MAS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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National guidelines recommend that providers counsel all patients with sickle cell anemia about hydroxyurea (HU) therapy and screen children with sickle cell anemia annually for the risk of stroke with transcranial Doppler (TCD). We surveyed a national convenience sample of sickle cell disease clini...