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Women physicians participate in professional dialogue when they publish their research. Discover a selection of books and articles from the NLM Digital Collections about both their scientific research and their experiences in a male-dominated field.
Sickle Cell Anemia, Marilyn Hughes Gaston, 1990
Beginning in 1976, Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston (b. 1939) began a long association with the National Institutes for Health as a medical expert, and later, as deputy branch chief of the Sickle Cell Disease Branch. In this pamphlet intended for a general audience, Dr. Gaston described sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder. She described the origins and symptoms of sickle cell anemia before providing a brief introduction to the role that genetics plays in the development of the condition. She closed the pamphlet with information about treatment and a question and answer section.
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