Preventative care crucial for children with sickle cell anemia (IMAGE)

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Preventative care crucial for children with sickle cell anemia

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Only some children with sickle cell anemia who could benefit from basic preventative care to prevent infections and strokes receive it, a Children's Hospital Los Angeles research team found.  

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