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Hospitalisations for sickle-cell disease in an Australian paediatric population

  1. Yvonne Teoh1,*,
  2. Anthea Greenway2,
  3. Helen Savoia2,
  4. Paul Monagle2,
  5. John Roy2,
  6. Chris Barnes2

Article first published online: 2 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12018

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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volume 49, Issue 1, pages 68–71, January 2013

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Teoh, Y., Greenway, A., Savoia, H., Monagle, P., Roy, J. and Barnes, C. (2013), Hospitalisations for sickle-cell disease in an Australian paediatric population. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49: 68–71. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12018

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  1. 1

    Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

  2. 2

    Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

*Correspondence: Dr Yvonne Teoh, Clinical Haematology Department, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia. Fax: +61 3 9349 1819; email: ysl.teoh@gmail.com

  1. Conflict of interest: None declared.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 2 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 FEB 2012

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