Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Renal involvement in sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) amongst SCD patients, and how basic clinical variables differ across haemoglobin genotypes. METHODS:...

Descripció completa

Guardat en:
Dades bibliogràfiques
Publicat a:BMC Nephrol
Autors principals: Ephraim, Richard Kobina Dadzie, Osakunor, Derick Nii Mensah, Cudjoe, Obed, Oduro, Enos Amoako, Asante-Asamani, Lyudmila, Mitchell, Juliana, Agbodzakey, Hope, Adoba, Prince
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: BioMed Central 2015
Matèries:
Research Article
Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448314/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021375
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0072-y
Etiquetes: Afegir etiqueta
Sense etiquetes, Sigues el primer a etiquetar aquest registre!

Ítems similars