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Sickle cell disease-related organ damage occurs irrespective of pain rate: implications for clinical practice.
Haematologica - 1 May 2008
van Beers Eduard J, van Tuijn Charlotte F J, Mac Gillavry Melvin R, van der Giessen Anna, Schnog John-John B, Biemond Bart J
Abstract excerpt
In daily clinical practice, the frequency of painful crises (pain rate) is an important parameter of sickle cell disease severity. We assessed the prevalence of sickle cell disease-related organ damage and complications and their relation to pain rate. Organ damage and history of vaso-occlusive c...
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