Current Research

 Updates from National SCDAA

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National Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.

Research About Sickle Cell Disease    

We are pleased to provide research articles 

to assist our visitors in learning more

about sickle cell disease (SCD) and how it affects families.

Please click on the links below 

to review recent research articles.

Recent Articles About Treatment of Sickle Cell ​Disease

Management of Sickle Cell Disease:

Summary of the 2014 Evidence-Based Report

​Hydroxyurea for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease 

 U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Publication - September 2010

Century of Progress: Milestones in Sickle Cell Disease Research and Care

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/public/blood/Tagged2NHLBISickleCellTimeline.pdf

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Research Study - 2017

Psychological Characteristics and Pain Frequency Are Associated with Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526590017305990

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Research Article - 1994​

Motherhood and the Obfuscation of Medical Knowledge

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/089124394008001003

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