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. 1976 Jan 10;1(6001):66–68. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6001.66

Climate and painful crisis of sickle-cell disease in Jamaica.

A M Redwood, E M Williams, P Desal, G R Serjeant
PMCID: PMC1638357  PMID: 1244937

Abstract

In a 10-year retrospective study a close correlation was found between low temperatures and hospital admissions for severe painful crises of sickle-cell disease.

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