Neurologic complications of sickle cell disease in Africa
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Neurologic complications of sickle cell disease in Africa
OBJECTIVE To summarize prevalence data on the neurologic complications of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Africa. METHODS We searched EMBASE, PubMed, and African Index Medicus to identify all relevant articles published from inception to May 31, 2016. Each study was reviewed for methodologic quality. A random-effects model was used to estimate the prevalence of neurologic complications of SCD ac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004537