## Abstract Agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia are both rare, lifeβthreatening blood dyscrasias. Agranulocytosis is mainly caused by medicines, whereas the etiology of aplastic anemia is largely unexplained. In two epidemiologic studies using the same methods, we observed a striking inverse relati
Aplastic anemia in Brazil: Incidence and risk factors
β Scribed by Eliane M.C.P. Maluf; Ricardo Pasquini; Jose N. Eluf; Judith Kelly; David W. Kaufman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 812 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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