Cytomegalovirus can make immune thrombocytopenic purpura refractory
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0007-1048,1365-2141
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07714.x