A genetic risk factor for low serum ferritin levels in Danish blood donors
✍ Scribed by Erik Sørensen; Katrine Grau; Trine Berg; Anne Catrine Simonsen; Karin Magnussen; Christian Erikstrup; Morten Bagge Hansen; Henrik Ullum
- Book ID
- 114754328
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-1248
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