The Sickle Cell Disease Patient
Description
The work presented in this book is an attempt at a comprehensive statement of the natural history of the sickle cell disease patient and is based upon more than 1500 consecutive patients personally observed and followed up by the author for more than five years. Comments and discussions are, however, based on experience acquired from active supervision of a total of over 3,000 sickle cell disease patients in Ghana between 1965 and 1977, giving a rough experience value of close to 30,000 patient-years. Sickle cell disease is defined and the various genotypes and phenotypes comprising the dis...
ISBN(s)
0333392396, 9780333392393
