Correlates of Pulmonary Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease and Elevated Fetal Hemoglobin

Adekunle D. Adekile,Asmaa Farag Azab,Abdullah Owayed,Mousa Khadadah

Correlates of Pulmonary Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease and Elevated Fetal Hemoglobin

2018

Adekunle D. Adekile
Asmaa Farag Azab
Abdullah Owayed
Mousa Khadadah

Objective: The current study was carried out to compare pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in pediatric Kuwaiti sickle cell disease (SCD) patients to age-matched nor

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Internal medicine
Cardiology
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Elevated fetal hemoglobin
Fetal hemoglobin
Cell
Pulmonary function testing
Disease
Acute chest syndrome
Gastroenterology
Plethysmograph
FEV1/FVC ratio
Lung volumes
Vital capacity

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