Mathematical and mechanical modeling of vaso-occlusion in sickle cell disease

Thesis (S.M.)--Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 2007. === Includes bibliographical references. === Vaso-occlusive crises cause most of the morbidity and mortality associated with sickle cell disease. The proximal causes of these occlusive events are not well understood. The ri...

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Main Author: Higgins, John M. (John Matthew)
Other Authors: L. Mahadevan.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38660