Iron Overload Disorders among Hispanics - San Diego, California, 1995

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 45, Issue 45, 1996, Pages 991-993

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030588405     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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