Erythrocytapheresis in the prevention of recurrent myocardial infarction in sickle cell disease
โ Scribed by Zohya Khalique; Jiri Pavlu; David Lefroy; Mark Layton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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