Performance of ICD‐10‐CM diagnosis codes for identifying children with Sickle Cell Anemia

SL Reeves, B Madden, M Wu, LS Miller… - Health services …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop, test, and validate the performance of ICD‐10‐CM claims‐based case
definitions for identifying children with sickle cell anemia (SCA). Data Sources Medicaid …

Quality of life of Latino and non-Latino youth with sickle cell disease as reported by parents and youth

JC Osborne, NS Green… - Hispanic Health Care …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Approximately 10% to 15% of people affected by sickle cell disease (SCD) in
the United States are Latino, many of whom are primary Spanish speakers. A key tool for self …

Sickle cell disease

FJ Kirkham - Rosenberg's Molecular and Genetic Basis of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease, a chronic hemolytic anemia secondary to a single-gene mutation
leading to a hemoglobin which polymerizes on hypoxic exposure, leads to a wide variety of …