Survival and mortality among users and non-users of hydroxyurea with sickle cell disease

• Main Authors: Olinda Maria Rodrigues de Araujo (Author), Maria Lúcia Ivo (Author), Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior (Author), Elenir Rose Jardim Cury Pontes (Author), Ieda Maria Gonçalves Pacce Bispo (Author), Eveny Cristine Luna de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to estimate survival, mortality and cause of death among users or not of hydroxyurea with sickle cell disease.METHOD: cohort study with retrospective data collection, from 1980 to 2010 of patients receiving inpatient treatment in two Brazilian public hospitals. The survival probability wa...