ESPE Abstracts

Background: Research has shown that some of the endocrine disorders in patients with sickle cell disease include delayed growth and pubertal development. No study has been done in Kenya to investigate whether this applies for the local children with sickle cell anaemia.Objective: To describe growth and pubertal development in children and adolescents with Sickle cell disease.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study...