Hydroxyurea and sickle cell anemia: effect on quality of life

Samir K Ballas¹ , Franca B Barton² , Myron A Waclawiw³ , Paul Swerdlow⁴ , James R Eckman⁵ , Charles H Pegelow⁶ , Mabel Koshy⁷ , Bruce A Barton² and Duane R Bonds³

¹Cardeza Foundation, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia PA, USA

²Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore MD, USA

³National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, USA

⁴Wayne State University Detroit MI, USA

⁵Emory University, Atlanta GA, USA

⁶University of Miami, Coral Gables FL, USA

⁷University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital, Chicago IL, USA