Practical Management of Haemoglobinopathies
Contributors: Ian Abbs (Contributor); Elizabeth N. Anionwu (Contributor); Ikechukwo Azuonye (Contributor); Kornelia Cinkotai (Contributor); Sadie Daley (Contributor); Moira Dick (Contributor); Christina Christina (Contributor); Susan Bewley (Contributor); Yvonne Daniel (Contributor); Cage S. Johnson (Contributor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781405107808
Subjects: Haematology; Thalassemia; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Hematology; Pathology; ANEMIA; Medical / Hematology; Hemoglobinopathy; Anemia, Sickle Cell
First sentence: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a general name for a group of inherited conditions that have two characteristics in common: the presence of sickle- or crescent-shaped red cells in the blood, and development of illness (disease) as a result of having sickle cells.