Psychosocial burden of sickle cell disease on the family, Nigeria
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Psychosocial burden of sickle cell disease on the family, Nigeria
How to cite this article: Adegoke SA, Kuteyi EA. Psychosocial burden of sickle cell disease on the family, Nigeria. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2012;4(1), Art. #380, 6 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm. v4i1.380 Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), the most common genetic disorder amongst Black people, poses a significant psychosocial burden on the sufferers, the caregivers and their...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2071-2936,2071-2928
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.380