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Febrile Convulsion among Hospitalized Children Aged Six Months to Five Years and Its Association With Haemoglobin Electrophoretic Pattern.
Ethiopian journal of health sciences - 1 Jul 2015
Adeboye M, Ojuawo A, Adeniyi A, Ibraheem R M, Amiwero C
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BACKGROUND: Febrile convulsion and sickle cell disease are common in tropical countries and both are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, Nigeria has the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease. However, there is a dearth of knowledge on the haemoglobin electrophoresis in patients with febrile convulsions. METHODS: This was a hospital based, descriptive, cross-sectional study of the...
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