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Editorial
. 2023 Jul 12:14:1226589.
doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1226589. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Building capacity for sickle cell disease research and healthcare

Victoria Nembaware  1 , Obiageli Eunice Nnodu  2   3 , Raphael Zozimus Sangeda  4 , Vivian Paintsil  5   6 , Gaston Kuzamunu Mazandu  1 , Nchangwi S Munung  1 , Ambroise Wonkam  1   7 , Arturo J Martí-Carvajal  8   9   10
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Editorial: Building capacity for sickle cell disease research and healthcare

Victoria Nembaware et al. Front Genet. .
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Keywords: Africa; SCD knowledge advancement; SickleInAfrica; building capacity; healthcare development; research infrastructure; sickle cell disease (SCD); training.

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