Climate and painful crisis of sickle-cell disease in Jamaica.
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.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002980:Climate; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D010146:Pain; D011891:Rain; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013696:Temperature