Sickle cell disease: Awareness, knowledge and attitude among undergraduate students of a Nigerian tertiary educational institution

Sickle cell disease: Awareness, knowledge and attitude among undergraduate students of a Nigerian tertiary educational institution

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited abnormality of the red blood cell characterized by chronic haemolytic anemia with numerous clinical consequences. Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the level of awareness, knowledge and attitude to people living wit...

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Main Author:	Ngozi Immaculata Ugwu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2016-08-01
Series:	Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:	sickle cell disease students university nigeria
Online Access:	https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/15044

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