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The fourth edition of The Management of Sickle Cell Disease - developed by physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers who specialize in the care of children and adults with sickle cell disease - describes the current approach to counseling and also to management of many of the medical complications of sickle cell disease. It is organized into four parts: Diagnosis and Counseling, Health Maintenance, Treatment of Acute and Chronic Complications, and Special Topics. Multiple new therapies are now available for children and adults with sickle cell disease, and often the options to be chosen present a dilemma for both patients and physicians. This book does not provide answers to many of these newer questions but rather explains the choices available. It is to serve as an adjunct to recent textbooks that delve more deeply into all aspects of the disorder. NIH Publication.
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Division of Blood Diseases and Resources
THE MANAGEMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE
N A T I O N A L N A T I O N A L
I N S T I T U T E S
H E A R T,
L U N G ,
A N D
O F
B L O O D
H E A L T H I N S T I T U T E
THE MANAGEMENT OF
SICKLE
CELL DISEASE
N ATIONAL I NSTITUTES OF H EALTH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Division of Blood Diseases and Resources NIH P UBLICATION N O . 02-2117 O RIGINALLY P RINTED 1984 P REVIOUSLY R EVISED 1989, 1995 R EPRINTED J UNE 1999 R EVISED J UNE 2002 (F OURTH E DITION )
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C ONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .