Association between Participants’ Characteristics, Patient-Reported Outcomes, and Clinical Outcomes in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease
Background. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic debilitating illness. SCD-related complications result in substantial impairment in quality of life (QOL). Our study objective was to assess the relationship of participants’ characteristics, QOL, hydroxyurea adherence, and SCD-related clinical outc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8296139 |