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Healthcare Utilization and Clinical Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in a Portuguese Emergency Department

2025-12-31

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<h4>Background: </h4> /Objectives: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a rare hemoglobinopathy in Portugal, where epidemiological data remain limited. National newborn screening has revealed a higher-than-expected incidence, particularly in urban areas, underscoring the importance of understanding acute care utilization. Vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) frequently lead to emergency department (ED) attendance; however, no prio...

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Literature Corpus work: e64015d6-7af0-5d4a-bc1c-0ed3b5a9effb
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202512.2730.v1

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