Report Examines Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease Funding, Treatment
"Sickle Cell Disease: A Question of Equity and Quality," Pediatrics: The report -- by Lauren Smith of the Boston University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Suzette Oyeku of the Children's Hospital Boston Division of General Pediatrics, and colleagues -- looks at gaps in the equity of public and private funding for research on and in care delivery of sickle cell disease. The report also examines how a recent law -- the Sickle Cell Treatment Act of 2004 -- could affect support and treatment of the disease (Smith et al., Pediatrics, May 2006).
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