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international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 38, 2014 - Issue 4
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Comparison of Patients from Nigeria and the USA Highlights Modifiable Risk Factors for Sickle Cell Anemia Complications

Titilola S. AkingbolaDepartment of Haematology, University of Ibadan Ibadan, OyoNigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bamidele O. TayoDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, IllinoisUSA
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Babatunde SalakoDepartment of Medicine, University of Ibadan Ibadan, OyoNigeria
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Jennifer E. LaydenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, IllinoisUSA;Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, IllinoisUSA
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Lewis L. HsuDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IllinoisUSA
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Richard S. CooperDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, IllinoisUSA
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Victor R. GordeukDepartment of Medicine, Section of Hematology-Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IllinoisUSA
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Santosh L. SarafDepartment of Medicine, Section of Hematology-Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IllinoisUSA
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Pages 236-243 | Received 06 Jan 2014, Accepted 27 Feb 2014, Published online: 18 Jun 2014

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