Hospitalization Events among Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in Basra, Iraq
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Hospitalization Events among Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in Basra, Iraq
Objectives. Despite improvements in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), many patients still experience disease-related complications requiring hospitalizations. The objectives of this study were to identify causes of hospitalization among these patients and factors associated with the length of hospital stay (LOS) and readmission. Methods. Data from 160 patients (<14 years old) with SC...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anemia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-1267,2090-1275
DOI: 10.1155/2015/195469