Psychosocial burden of sickle cell disease on the family, Nigeria

Psychosocial burden of sickle cell disease on the family, Nigeria

Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), the most common genetic disorder amongst Black people, poses a significant psychosocial burden on the sufferers, the caregivers and their families. Objective and methods: From 01 January 2011 to 30 September 2011 the caregivers of children with SCD treated at t...

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Main Authors: Samuel A. Adegoke, Emmanuel A. Kuteyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-04-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
burden
caregivers
families
psychosocial
sickle cell disease
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/380

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