α-thalassaemia

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Harteveld, Cornelis L ^a   Higgs, Douglas R ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953873220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17501172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-5-13     Document Type: Review

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