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Vanderbilt researchers receive grant to study sickle cell disease among children in Nigeria

October 26, 2012
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News Posts, Grants (news announcement), Announcements

A team of Vanderbilt researchers recently received a $281,490 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund a project studying stroke prevention among children with sickle cell disease in Nigeria.
Muktar Aliyu, Nigeria, Sickle Cell Disease
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