ANALYSIS OF DEFERASIROX AND DEFERIPRON USE IN CHILDREN WITH PEDIATRIC -THALASSEMIA MAJOR
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عنوان ژورنال: Folia Medica Indonesiana
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2355-8393
DOI: 10.20473/fmi.v52i1.5207