Characterization of mortality in children with sickle cell disease diagnosed through the Newborn Screening Program

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the deaths of 193 children with sickle cell disease screened by a neonatal program from 1998 to 2012 and contrast the initial years with the final years. METHODS: Deaths were identified by active surveillance of children absent to scheduled appointments in Blood Bank Clini...

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Main Authors: Alessandra P. Sabarense, Gabriella O. Lima, Lívia M.L. Silva, Marcos Borato Viana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572015000300242&lng=en&tlng=en