Associated Factors of Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in French Guiana

A matched case-control study was performed in order to identify some associated factors for ACS or to confirm the published data. Controls were children hospitalized during the same period for pain crisis who did not develop an ACS during hospitalization. Between January 2006 and October 2010, there...

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Main Authors: Narcisse Elenga, Emma Cuadro, Élise Martin, Nicole Cohen-Addad, Thierry Basset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/213681