School performance of children with sickle cell disease in Basra, Iraq

School performance of children with sickle cell disease in Basra, Iraq

BACKGROUND: Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a greater likelihood of demonstrating many medical complications that may put them at risk for a variety of difficulties, including poor school performance and cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to assess the school perf...

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Main Authors: Falah Hassan Abid, Mea'ad Kadhum Hassan, Bahaa Abd Al Hussein Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
Children
cognitive function
school absence
school performance
sickle cell disease
Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=29;epage=37;aulast=Abid

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