Liver susceptometry in non-transfused patients with sickle cell disease
โ Scribed by U. Kordes; R. Engelhardt; P. Nielsen; H. Ullrich; G.E. Janka; R. Fischer
- Book ID
- 116539592
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 1300
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0531-5131
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