RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sickle cell disease and the non-specialist
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 9
OP 12
DO 10.1136/dtb.27.3.9
VO 27
IS 3
YR 1989
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/27/3/9.abstract
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.