Blood transfusions for sickle cell disease

References

Citations

  1. Miller ST, et al. (2001). Impact of chronic transfusion on incidence of pain and acute chest syndrome during the Stroke Prevention Trial (STOP) in sickle-cell anemia. Journal of Pediatrics, 139(6): 785–789.

  2. Wang WC (2004). Sickle cell anemia and other sickling syndromes. In JP Greer et al., eds., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 11th ed., pp. 1264–1311. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  3. Quirolo KC (2002). Transfusion medicine for the pediatrician. In EP Vichinsky et al., eds., Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 49, pp. 1121–1238. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  4. Steinberg MH (1999). Management of sickle cell disease. New England Journal of Medicine, 340(13): 1021–1030.



Author: Debby Golonka, MPHLast Updated: January 19, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Martin Steinberg, MD - Hematology

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