Implementing newborn screening for sickle cell disease as part of immunisation programmes in Nigeria: a feasibility study

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Obiageli Nnodu · Federal Ministry of Health

Alayo Sopekan · Federal Ministry of Health

Uche Nnebe‐Agumadu · University of Abuja

Chinatu Ohiaeri · Federal Medical Centre

Adeyemi Adeniran · University of Abuja Teaching Hospital

Grace Shedul · University of Abuja Teaching Hospital

Hezekiah Isa

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Imperial College London Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research, and Richard and Susan Kiphart Family Foundation.

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Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Iron Metabolism and Disorders Blood groups and transfusion

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Published in: The Lancet Haematology

Volume 7, Issue 7, pp. e534-e540

DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30143-5

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Implementing newborn screening for sickle cell disease as part of immunisation programmes in Nigeria: a feasibility study

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