Consequences and costs of noncompliance with iron chelation therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia: a literature review
β Scribed by Thomas E. Delea; John Edelsberg; Oleg Sofrygin; Simu K. Thomas; Jean-Francois Baladi; Pradyumna D. Phatak; Thomas D. Coates
- Book ID
- 109143799
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-1248
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