The influence of treatment in specialized centers on survival of patients with thalassemia major
โ Scribed by Gian Luca Forni; Matteo Puntoni; Elio Boeri; Laura Terenzani; Manuela Balocco
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 289 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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