Lung Function Abnormalities in Sickle Cell Anaemia
Background. Abnormalities in lung function tests have been shown to commonly occur in a majority of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) even at steady state. The prevalence and pattern of these lung function abnormalities have been described in other populations but this is unknown among our sic...
Main Authors: | Yvonne A. Dei-Adomakoh, Jane S. Afriyie-Mensah, Audrey Forson, Martin Adadey, Thomas A. Ndanu, Joseph K. Acquaye |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1783240 |
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