Multiple myeloma presenting with acquired factor VIII inhibitor
β Scribed by Ismail Sari; Mehmet Ali Erkurt; Ahmet Ifran; Kursat Kaptan; Cengiz Beyan
- Book ID
- 107618814
- Publisher
- Carden Jennings Publishing
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0925-5710
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