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Children with sickle cell disease migrating to the United States from sub‐Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
Thornburg Courtney D.,
Ware Russell E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.27000
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , disease , refugee , immigration , multidisciplinary approach , pediatrics , blood disorder , sickle cell anemia , family medicine , psychiatry , immunology , pathology , social science , archaeology , sociology , history
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell disorder that occurs worldwide and results in significant morbidity and mortality. In addition to affected children who are born in the US, an increasing number of children with SCD are migrating to the US with their families or through international adoption. Children arriving as immigrants or refugees have unique medical and psychosocial challenges that require a multidisciplinary team approach which takes into account the family's primary language, culture, and health beliefs. This review focuses on the special challenges for children with SCD who emigrate from sub‐Saharan Africa to the US.