Differences in lung function between children with sickle cell anaemia from West Africa and Europe

Michele Arigliani; Luigi Castriotta; Ramatu Zubair; Livingstone Gayus Dogara; Chiara Zuiani; Emma Raywood; Katy Vecchiato; Enrico Petoello; Ashel Dache Sunday; Sharon Ndoro; Mario Canciano Canciani; Atul Gupta; Paola Cogo; Baba Inusa

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213717

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Differences in lung function between children with sickle cell anaemia from West Africa and Europe

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Michele Arigliani Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Luigi Castriotta Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ramatu Zubair Department of Pediatrics, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Livingstone Gayus Dogara Department of Hematology, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chiara Zuiani Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emma Raywood Respiratory, Critical Care and Anaesthesia Section, III Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katy Vecchiato University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Enrico Petoello Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ashel Dache Sunday Department of Pediatrics, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sharon Ndoro Department of Paediatric Haematology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mario Canciano Canciani Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Atul Gupta Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paola Cogo Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Baba Inusa Department of Paediatric Haematology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Michele Arigliani, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Piazzale S. Maria Misericordia 1, 33100 Udine, Italy; michelearigliani{at}gmail.com

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Arigliani M, Castriotta L, Zubair R, et al

Differences in lung function between children with sickle cell anaemia from West Africa and Europe

Thorax 2019;74:1154-1160.

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Received June 15, 2019
Revised August 22, 2019
Accepted September 25, 2019
First published October 17, 2019.

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November 14, 2019

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