title: Sickle cell disease: Where are we now?
authors.affiliation: At Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., Vincent M. Vacca, Jr., is a clinical nurse educator and Lora Blank is an RN in the neuroscience ICU.
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Vacca
authors.forename: Lora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blank
mesh_terms: D056586:Acute Chest Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control