Complications in Pregnancy of Sickle Cell Disease
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Pregnancy and the skeletal complications of sickle cell disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0006-4971,1528-0020
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-138470