Pain rate and social circumstances rather than cumulative organ damage determine the quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease

Am J Hematol. 2010 Jul;85(7):532-5. doi: 10.1002/ajh.21731.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / pathology
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pain / etiology
  • Pain / psychology*
  • Quality of Life
  • Social Environment*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Young Adult