Addition of Multimodal Therapy to Standard Management of Steady State Sickle Cell Disease
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Addition of Multimodal Therapy to Standard Management of Steady State Sickle Cell Disease
Most people on folic acid to boost erythropoiesis and prophylactic antimicrobials, the standard management of steady state sickle cell disease (SCD), have unacceptable numbers of crises. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of adding multimodal therapy with potassium thiocyanate and omega-3 fatty acids to the standard management of steady state SCD. Pre- and post-treatment nu...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Hematology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-4428
DOI: 10.1155/2013/236374