Understanding sickle cell disease / Miriam Bloom.

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [1995], ©1995.

x, 126 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

"For general readers a guide to understanding a debilitating genetic disease that affects tens of thousands who are of African ancestry"--Cover

Sickle cell disease and how it is inherited -- Who has sickle cell disease and why? -- Inside the red blood cell -- Possible effects of sickle cell disease -- How to care for people with sickle cell disease -- Planning a family -- Searching for a cure.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-119) and index