Increased Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Disease Compared to Children without Sickle Cell Disease
Galadanci N, Liang W, Aliyu M, Jibir B, Karaye I, Inusa B, Vermund S, DeBaun M. Increased Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Disease Compared to Children without Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2012, 120: 4760. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.4760.4760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsthma-like symptomsSickle cell diseaseMurtala Mohammed Specialist HospitalMode of deliveryAsthma symptomsCell diseaseGestational agePhysician diagnosisRisk factorsHigh prevalenceParental historyNigerian childrenAmerican Thoracic Society DivisionLung Disease QuestionnaireHistory of coughPrevalence of asthmaDiagnosis of asthmaShortness of breathCase-control study designCause of morbidityDemographic informationRoutine medical careWilcoxon rank sum testChi-square testHigh rate