Routine paediatric sickle cell disease (SCD) outpatient care in a rural Kenyan hospital: utilization and costs.

More than 70% of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are born in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence at birth of this disease reaches 2% or higher in some selected areas. There is a dearth of knowledge on comprehensive care received by children with SCD in sub-Saharan Africa and its associat...

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Main Authors: Djesika D Amendah, George Mukamah, Albert Komba, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3621890?pdf=render