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Determinants of the Outcome of the Transition of Children with Sickle Cell Disease to Adult Programs

Samir K. Ballasa Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Medical, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1466
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Gaye Riddick-Burdenb Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Elisabeth Congdon-Martinc Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pages 62-65 | Received 02 Dec 2020, Accepted 05 Feb 2021, Published online: 23 Feb 2021

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