Global Burden of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Children under Five, 2010–2050: Modelling Based on Demographics, Excess Mortality, and Interventions

B. Piel, Frédéric; I Hay, Simon; Gupta, Sunetra; J. Weatherall, D.; N. Williams, Thomas

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001484

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Global Burden of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Children under Five, 2010–2050: Modelling Based on Demographics, Excess Mortality, and Interventions

Published in PLoS Medicine • Jul 16, 2013

Authors:

Frédéric B. Piel

Simon I Hay

Sunetra Gupta

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The global burden of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is set to rise as a consequence of improved survival in high-prevalence low- and middle-income countries and population migration to higher-income countries. The host of quantitative evidence documenting these changes has not been assembled ...

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Medicine

Psychological intervention

Confidence interval

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