Myonecrosis in sickle cell anemia-Overlooked and underdiagnosed

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tageja, Nishant ^a   Racovan, Marius ^b   Valent, Jason ^a   Zonder, Jeffrey ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051732550     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/659031     Document Type: Article

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