True or False: Only African Americans get SCD. Explain your response
What will be an ideal response?
False. Although the highest prevalence of SCD occurs in people of African descent (1 in 500 live
births), SCD is also common among people whose ancestors come from sub-Saharan Africa, Spanishspeaking regions in the Western Hemisphere (South America, Cuba, and Central America), Saudi
Arabia, India, and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy.
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Which of the following theories is most closely related to Needs Theory?
a. Adaptation Theory b. Motivation Theory c. Systems Theory d. Transcultural Theory
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a. Liver b. Feces c. Urine d. Lungs