title: Sickle cell disease.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M Catherine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Driscoll
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000235:genetics; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle; D006918:Hydroxyurea