La drépanocytose : affection exotique ou problème de santé publique en Belgique? ; Sickle cell disease: exotic disease or a Belgian public health problem?
peer reviewed ; Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder involving the haemoglobin designated as haemoglobin S, an autosomic recessive hereditary disease. It is the most frequent hereditary disease in sub-Saharan Africa, however epidemiological studies performed with a systematic neonatal screening in Brussels and Liège have proven that more than one neonate over 2.000 has a sickle cell disease. If this amount is significant, at the level of each physician the number of patient-contacts will be weak. Another aspect of the disease is the variability in its expression: some patients suffer from... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
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Association des Médecins Anciens Étudiants de l'Université Libre Bruxelles
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Schlagwörter: | Sickle cell disease / epidemiology / diagnosis / clinical features / Human health sciences / Hematology / Pediatrics / Sciences de la santé humaine / Hématologie / Pédiatrie |
Sprache: | Französisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26926700 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/197516 |