Anemia in the elderly: An important clinical proble

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 87-88

  Cliquet, Marcelo Gil ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84879045007     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20130026     Document Type: Note

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