The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study

• প্রধান লেখক: Sophie Uyoga, PhD (Author), Alex W Macharia, MSc (Author), George Mochamah, MSc (Author), Carolyne M Ndila, PhD (Author), Gideon Nyutu, BSc (Author), Johnstone Makale, BSc (Author), Metrine Tendwa, BSc (Author), Emily Nyatichi, BSc (Author), John Ojal, PhD (Author), Mark Otiende, MSc (Author), Mohammed Shebe, DipMed (Author), Kennedy O Awuondo, BSc (Author), Neema Mturi, MMed (Author), Norbert Peshu, MMed (Author), Benjamin Tsofa, MMed (Author), Kathryn Maitland, ProfFMedSci (Author), J Anthony G Scott, ProfFMedSci (Author), Thomas N Williams, ProfFMedSci (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Elsevier, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: Connect to this object online.

Summary: Background: Sickle cell disease is the most common severe monogenic disorder in humans. In Africa, 50-90% of children born with sickle cell disease die before they reach their fifth birthday. In this study, we aimed to describe the comparative incidence of specific clinical outcomes among c...