Sickle cell disease and pulmonary hypertension in Africa: A global perspective and review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management
β Scribed by Zakari Y. Aliyu; Gregory J. Kato; James Taylor IV; Aliyu Babadoko; Aisha I. Mamman; Victor R. Gordeuk; Mark T. Gladwin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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