Sickle cell disease
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 81 (5) , 265-280
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1987.11699801
Abstract
Because early diagnosis is the key to managing sickle cell disease, Drs Thomas and Holbrook favor newborn screening for the abnormal hemoglobins. In this article they review the many distressing manifestations of this hereditary disease and emphasize the importance of long-term preventive care.Keywords
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