Brief report. Alpha thalassaemia in Yemeni children with sickle cell disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.6.370