Relationship between meteorological changes and occurrence of painful sickle cell crises in Kuwait
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 74 (2) , 159-161
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(80)90236-9
Abstract
In a retrospective study of 282 hospital admissions for sickle cell anaemia, a definite relationship was found between the occurrence of painful crises and seasonal changes in Kuwait. The findings are discussed in relation to the literature.Keywords
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