Sickle Cell Disease

One of the most common inherited blood disorders, sickle cell disease affects large numbers of people throughout the world. This comprehensive volume provides an up-to-date review of the clinical management of sickle cell disease. Distilling the large amount of information scattered throughout the medical literature, Serjeant summarizes advances in three areas of clinical importance--diagnosis, clinical features, and therapy. He also offers a critical review of the extensive literature on the subject, and includes a comprehensive list of references.