Hydroxyurea in the treatment of major β-thalassemia and importance of genetic screening
✍ Scribed by M. Alebouyeh; F. Moussavi; H. Haddad-Deylami; P. Vossough
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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