Understanding pain and improving management of sickle cell disease: the PiSCES study.
Smith WR, Bovbjerg VE, Penberthy LT, McClish DK, Levenson JL, Roberts JD, Gil K, Roseff SD, Aisiku IP.
Smith WR, et al.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2005 Feb;97(2):183-93.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2005.
PMID: 15712781
Free PMC article.
Until recent decades, sickle cell disease (SCD) was associated with recurrent, disabling pain, organ failure and death in childhood or early adulthood. ...This pain is poorly characterized and often poorly treated. Adult patients may face barriers to comprehensive SCD c …
Until recent decades, sickle cell disease (SCD) was associated with recurrent, disabling pain, organ failure and death in childhood o …