A case of prolonged allograft survival after a short-term treatment with cyclosporin A in a child with aplastic anemia
โ Scribed by S. Lusthaus; T. Kaufman; A. Livoff; MR Wexler
- Book ID
- 104917175
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-0130
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