Trends in sickle cell trait and disease screening in the Republic of Uganda, 2014

Trends in sickle cell trait and disease screening in the Republic of Uganda, 2014–2019

Published:2020-12-14 Issue:1 Volume:26 Page:23-32
ISSN:1360-2276
Container-title:Tropical Medicine & International Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Med Int Health

Author:

Hernandez Arielle G.¹²³,Kiyaga Charles⁴,Howard Thad A.¹²,Ssewanyana Isaac⁴,Ndeezi Grace⁵,Aceng Jane R.⁶,Ware Russell E.¹²⁷

Affiliation:

1. Division of Hematology Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati OH USA

2. Global Health Center Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati OH USA

3. Department of Epidemiology Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences University of Texas Health Science Center Houston TX USA

4. Central Public Health Laboratories Ministry of Health Republic of Uganda Kampala Uganda

5. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Makerere University College of Health Sciences Kampala Uganda

6. Ministry of Health Republic of Uganda Kampala Uganda

7. Department of Pediatrics University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati OH USA

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Parasitology

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/tmi.13506

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