A Critical Review of Sickle Cell Disease Burden and Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

Obi Peter Adigwe, Solomon Oloche Onoja, Godspower Onavbavba
ISSN / E-ISSN
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DOI
10.2147/jbm.s406196 ↗
Volume · Issue · Pages
Volume 14 · — · 367-376
Publisher
Dove Medical Press Ltd.
Article URL
https://doi.org/10.2147/jbm.s406196 ↗
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01 May 2023
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Keywords (as given): sickle cell disease; disease burden; sub-Saharan Africa; public health awareness; genetic counseling; treatment costs; health care access; practitioner training; media engagement

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Journal
Journal of Blood Medicine
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01 May 2023 (OpenAlex publication date)
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2022–23 (version 2) · 01 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2023
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Y
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