Stroke prevalence amongst sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria: a multi-centre study

: Background: Stroke is a life-changing, debilitating complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). Previous studies had recorded high stroke prevalence amongst this group of patients. Nigeria has a large population of people affected by this condition and this study aims to assess the stroke prevalenc...

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Published in:	African health sciences Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 446 - 452
Main Authors:	Jude, Madu Anazoeze, Aliyua, Galadanci Najiba, Nalado, Aisha Mohammed, Garba, Kangiwa Umar, Florence, O Florence, Hassan, Ahmed, Inyama, Marcus, Akinpelu, Oluwaseun, Theresa, Nwagha, Sunday, Ocheni, Ifeoma, Embodi, Anthony, Ikefuna, Batholomew, Chukwu, Chide, Okocha E, Orkuma, Joseph, Malachy, Iheanacho, Korubo, Kaladada, Sabastine, Anike Uchenna, Kingsley, Agu, Nonyelu, Charles, Ugwu, Angela, Duru, Augustine, Anigbo, Chukwudi, Eze, Alozie, Chukwurah, Awele, Ololo, Uchenna, Omoti, Caroline, Agwu, Obinneche, Iheanyi, Okpala
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda Makerere University Medical School 01-06-2014 Makerere Medical School
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Female Health and Medicine Humans Infant Male Nigeria Nigeria - epidemiology Prevalence sickle cell Sickle cell anemia Stroke Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - physiopathology Young Adult Nigeria prevalence Nigeria stroke sickle cell
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