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Leg ulcers in sickle cell disease: current patterns and practices.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2013
Delaney Kara-Marie H, Axelrod Karen C, Buscetta Ashley, Hassell Kathryn L, Adams-Graves Patricia E, Seamon Catherine, Kato Gregory J, Minniti Caterina P
Abstract excerpt
Leg ulcers are a debilitating complication of patients with sickle cell disease, and their frequency in North America was reported to be 2.5% by the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease more than 20 years ago. We sought to determine if the frequency of leg ulcers in sickle cell patients in the United States had declined and to assess which treatments providers use most commonly. We sent an e-mail survey to...
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