Cobalamin deficiency resulting in a rare haematological disorder: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chapuis, Thomas M ^a   Favrat, Bernard ^a   Bodenmann, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 72849123688     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-80     Document Type: Article

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