Birth Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease and County-Level Social Vulnerability - Sickle Cell Data Collection Program, 11 States, 2016-2020

Published on March 28, 2024

This report describes the prevalence of sickle cell disease among newborns born to mothers in counties with high social vulnerability.

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