Understanding Sickle Cell Disease.
Until recently not at all well understood, sickle cell disease afflicts a very specific portion of the population, namely persons of African descent and, to a lesser degree, those from the Middle East, India, and the Mediterranean area (some in the affected groups carry the disease without suffering...
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| Language: | English |
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University Press of Mississippi,
1995
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| Series: | Understanding health and sickness series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Sickle Cell Disease and How It Is Inherited; 2. Who Has Sickle Cell Disease and Why?; 3. Inside the Red Blood Cell; 4. Possible Effects of Sickle Cell Disease; 5. How to Care for People with Sickle Cell Disease; 6. Planning a Family; 7. Searching for a Cure; Appendix; Notes; Index.
