Sickle cell trait and heat injury among U.S. Army soldiers - Nelson DA, Deuster PA, O'Connor FG, Kurina LM.

There is concern that sickle cell trait increases risk of exertional collapse, a primary cause of which is heat injury. However, no population-based studies among active individuals have addressed this, representing a critical evidence gap. We conducted a ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news