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Increased prevalence of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in children and adolescents with sickle-cell disease

✍ Scribed by Kris M. Mahadeo; Suzette Oyeku; Benjamin Taragin; Swapnil N. Rajpathak; Karen Moody; Ruth Santizo; M. Catherine Driscoll

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 774 KB
Volume: 86
Category: Article
ISSN: 0361-8609
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22103

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