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Prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with sickle cell disease in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

BMC psychology - 10 Nov 2016

Anim Michael Tetteh, Osafo Joseph, Yirdong Felix

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BACKGROUND: Previous research revealed high prevalence of psychological symptoms among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in the West and Europe. In some Black SCD populations such as Nigeria and Jamaica, anxiety and depression had low prevalence rates compared to Europe. With difficulty locating research data on the prevalence of psychological symptoms in Ghana, this study aimed at exploring psychological...

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PMID: 27832817
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-016-0162-z
PMCID: PMC5103464

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