Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited disorder in African-Americans. Although the primary defect is hematological, the changes in the erythrocytes lead to a vasculopathy with multiorgan injury. The pulmonary complications, i.e., acute chest syndrome and chronic sickle cell lung disease, a
The progression of sickle cell eye disease in Jamaica
β Scribed by P. I. Condon; G. R. Serjeant
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 810 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-4486
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