The risk of acute events among patients with sickle cell disease in relation to early or late initiation of care at a specialist center: evidence from a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Angela Edna Rankine-Mullings (Author), Twila Mae Logan (Author), Lesley-Gaye King (Author), Colette Andrea Cunningham-Myrie (Author), Clive Robert Scott (Author), Jennifer Marcelle Knight-Madden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The greatest disease burden of sickle cell disease occurs early in life. Understanding factors that reduce disease related events in this period is therefore important. Hence, we assessed the impact of early care at a specialist center on the incidence of acute events during the...