Survey of sickle cell disease in the Netherlands
Abstract
Through a questionnaire data were collected from 116 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Netherlands, about two thirds of all the patients with SCD in the country. Sixty-four percent of the patients are of Surinamese origin, 14% come from the Netherlands Antilles, 11% come from Turkey, and 11% from elsewhere. Two thirds of the patients live in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Sixty-seven were children and 49 were adults. Sickle cell anaemia (SS disease) was found in 74, sickle cell beta thalassaemia (S beta thal) in 18, and sickle cell haemoglobin C(SC)-disease in 24 patients. Clinical features and treatment are discussed and the data are compared with the results of similar studies in other European countries.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6332394http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29474
Citation
Trop Geogr Med. 1984 Jun;36(2):115-22Publisher
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10387]