Sickle Cell Anemia in the Home Environment: Observations on the Natural History of the Disease in Tennessee Children

Because the natural history of sickle cell disease and of its variant forms has not been fully studied, because the disease is associated with ma jor socioeconomic problems and with poverty, and because sickle cell anemia and related hemoglobinopathies are frequent, reports of ob servations made in the home environment seem justified and necessary.