PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Sickle cell disease and the non-specialist
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.27.3.9
DP  - 1989 Feb 06
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 9--12
VI  - 27
IP  - 3
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/27/3/9.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/27/3/9.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1989 Feb 06; 27
AB  - Sickle cell anaemia affects people of African, Afro-Caribbean, Middle Eastern, Indian and Mediterranean descent. In Britain almost 5000 people have the disease1 and many more have sickle cell trait.* Appropriate medical intervention can help and we discuss here the management of the commoner acute problems.2 A haematologist experienced with the disease should review such patients soon after admission; all will subsequently need regular review in a haemoglobinopathy clinic.