Beyond national borders: A global perspective on advances in sickle cell disease research and management, and new challenges in the genome era

Renaissance of Sickle Cell Disease Research in the Genome Era

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 333-346

  Ofori Acquah, Solomon F ^a   Ohene Frempong, Kwaku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

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EID: 84865180126     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781860947964_0021     Document Type: Chapter

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