Open AccessTrends in hospital admissions for sickle cell disease in England, 2001/02-2009/10
Author(s) -
G. AlJuburi,
Anthony A Laverty,
Stuart A. Green,
Karen Phekoo,
Ricky Banarsee,
N. V. O. Okoye,
Derek Bell,
Azeem Majeed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fds035
Subject(s) - disease , medicine , new england , public health , hospital admission , pediatrics , epidemiology , environmental health , demography , family medicine , political science , nursing , sociology , politics , law
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a rising cause of mortality and morbidity in England and consequently an important policy issue for the National Health Service. There has been no previous study that has examined SCD admission rates in England.
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