title: Beyond the transition of adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease to adult care: Role of geography.
authors.affiliation: St. Christopher Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Eckman
authors.affiliation: Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Samir K
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1466
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ballas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D001541:Benin / Q000208:ethnology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002423:Cause of Death; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D062306:Geography, Medical; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012675:Senegal / Q000208:ethnology; D060305:Transition to Adult Care; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult