Early predictors of renal dysfunction in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary hemoglobinopathy characterized by abnormal hemoglobin production which leads to hemolytic anemia and intermittent occlusion of small blood vessels, which further leads to tissue ischemia, chronic organ damage, and organ dysfunction including urinary system....
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2019;volume=29;issue=1;spage=28;epage=33;aulast=El-Gamasy |