Socio-demographic characteristics and psychosocial consequences of sickle cell disease: the case of patients in a public hospital in Ghana

Vincent A. Adzika1, Franklin N. Glozah1, Desmond Ayim-Aboagye1, Collins Ahorlu2
1Department of Psychology, Regent University College, Accra, Ghana
2Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

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