Pain, Coping and Health Care Utilization in Younger and Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
โ Scribed by Sanders, K. A.; Labott, S. M.; Molokie, R.; Shelby, S. R.; Desimone, J.
- Book ID
- 123621962
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1359-1053
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The treatment of an adult patient with sickle cell disease whose clinical course is characterized by frequent painful crises creates a number of logistic problems in a tertiary care city hospital. Because such patients usually have no objective signs of painful crises, they are often considered to b
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