Comprehensive integrated care for patients with sickle cell disease in a remote aboriginal tribal population in southern India
Nimgaonkar V, Krishnamurti L, Prabhakar H, Menon N. Comprehensive integrated care for patients with sickle cell disease in a remote aboriginal tribal population in southern India. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2013, 61: 702-705. PMID: 24347362, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseClinic visitsCare indicatorsCell diseaseHealthcare maintenanceHigh-quality comprehensive careComprehensive clinic visitComprehensive integrated careMedian spleen sizeAcute chest syndromeEpisodes/yearSudden unexplained deathHealthcare deliveryLow-resource settingsQuality comprehensive careChest syndromePenicillin prophylaxisPneumococcal immunizationPuerperal sepsisMesenteric infarctionMedian ageSCD careSevere anemiaActive patientsMedical records