Hydroxyurea Use After Transitions of Care Among Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Tennessee Medicaid Insurance
Joacy G. Mathias, Val Nolan, Lisa M. Klesges, Sherif M. Badawy, William O. Cooper, Jane S. Hankins, Matthew Smeltzer
Abstract
This cohort study examines whether hydroxyurea use changes in young adults with sickle cell disease who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.
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MedicaidMedicineDiseaseHealth insuranceGerontologyFamily medicinePediatricsHealth careInternal medicinePolitical scienceLawHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersIron Metabolism and DisordersBlood donation and transfusion practices