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Sickle Cell Anemia : Risk Factors

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Risk Factors List

  • Black Race
  • Family History of Sickle cell anemia

Specific Risk Factors Articles

Hispanic Cultures
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the term refers to anyone with linguistic or cultural antecedents in Latin America or Spain.Hispanics are commonly considered a monolithic group of Americans, but this notion could not...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
In Brief: Great expectations
Statistics on life expectancy among Americans show an overall trend of increasing longevity, due to better screening for and treatment of diseases such as cancer and heart disease. But death rates from some other causes are increasing.
Source:StayWell
Sickle Cell Disease
Detailed information on sickle cell disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Sickle Cell Disease
Detailed information on sickle cell disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Sickle Cell Disease
Detailed information on sickle cell disease and pregnancy Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder characterized by defective hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the tissues of the body).
Source:StayWell
What Is Sickle Cell Disease?
In sickle cell disease, the hemoglobin of the red blood cells is defective.Sickle cell is an inheritaed disorder that affects about 70,000 Americans, most of whom are African American.
Source:StayWell
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