Sickle cell disease in Ontario, Canada: an epidemiologic profile based on health administrative data
Jacob Pendergrast,
Lanre Tunji Ajayi,
Eliane Kim
et al.
Abstract:Background:
The number of patients with sickle cell disease in Ontario, Canada, is unknown. In the absence of a formal registry, we performed a study to determine an approximate census via analysis of health administrative databases.
Methods:
We identified Ontario patients with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease through queries of the Discharge Abstract Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System and Newborn Screening Ontario database. The period of inquiry was … Show more
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