Knowledge of family health program practitioners in Brazil about sickle cell disease: a descriptive, cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although sickle cell disease is an important public health problem in Brazil, there is a gap in the literature on the level of knowledge of primary health care professionals about the treatment and management of sickle cell disease....

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Main Authors: Barbosa Thiago LA, Reis Tatiana C, Vieira Magda M, Gomes Ludmila MX, Caldeira Antônio P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/12/89