Safety and effectiveness of antimalarial therapy in sickle cell disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract Background About 80% of all reported sickle cell disease (SCD) cases in children anually are recorded in Africa. Although malaria is considered a major cause of death in SCD children, there is limited data on the safety and effectiveness of the available antimalarial drugs used for prophyla...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3556-0 |