Sickle Cell Disease

by Oliver Gillie

Book Overview

What causes sickle cell disease? What is a sickle cell crisis? What health complications can the condition cause? This book examines sickle cell disease and how people are affected by it. Learn about the ways a person can keep sickle cell disease under control. Read about current treatments for the disease and new research into a cure. Get the facts about what it is like to live with sickle cell disease every day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403446032
• ISBN13: 9781403446039
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8