Improving cytopenia with splenic artery embolization in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria on eculizumab
β Scribed by Krishnan, Suresh K.; Hill, Anita; Hillmen, Peter; Arnold, Louise M.; Brooksbank, Gemma L.; Wood, Alex; Scarsbrook, Andrew; Davies, Mervyn H.; Kelly, Richard J.
- Book ID
- 121593928
- Publisher
- Carden Jennings Publishing
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0925-5710
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