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Assessing the quality of life of adolescents with sickle cell disease and their transition to adult medicine: experience in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo

2024-11-19

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disease in the world, affecting mainly populations in sub-Saharan Africa. It causes high morbidity and mortality rates and is a real public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Regular medical follow-up improves the quality of life of patients, especially adolescents, and raises the issue of their transition t...

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Literature Corpus work: 861d4cad-b980-5ffc-b3e0-6062cab8d3a9
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5286004/v1

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