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. 2012 Jun;42(6):e101-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.03.005.

The Jamaican historical experience of the impact of educational interventions on sickle cell disease child mortality

Scott D Grosse, Hani K Atrash, Isaac Odame, Djesika Amendah, Frédéric B Piel, Thomas N Williams
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The Jamaican historical experience of the impact of educational interventions on sickle cell disease child mortality

Scott D Grosse et al. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Jun.
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