The sickle cell anemia update /
Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn.
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2006.
- 112 p. : col. ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Disease update .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
Profile: sickle cell -- Crisis in the blood -- Sickle cell anemia in history -- What is sickle cell anemia? -- Detection and treatment -- Prevention -- Sickle cell anemia and the future -- Questions and answers -- Sickle cell anemia timeline -- For more information -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Internet addresses -- Index.
Sickle Cell Anemia is discussed with regard to causes, detection and treatment, and prevention.