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Mortality from Sickle Cell Disease in Brazil
2023-06-03
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Introduction</h4> Many individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) die before age 60, despite early detection via neonatal screening and implementation of treatments such as vaccines and antibiotic prophylaxis and the increasing availability of disease modifying therapies. This study evaluated the causes and independent predictors of mortality in a SCD population in Brazil. <h4>Methods</h4> This analysis was pe...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c9ac2f1e-66cc-5811-be28-22c72860863c
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.05.26.23290600
