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Abstract
A common observation in sickle cell disease is growth retardation, in particular, wasting. Wasting is associated with increased hospitalization and possibly poorer clinical outcomes. Therefore understanding the mechanism of wasting is crucial and reducing the degree of wasting by improving the nutritional status, holds the potential for modifying the course of the disease.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23643399 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2012.09.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: C R Biol ISSN: 1631-0691 Impact factor: 1.583