Evaluation of platelet aggregation in splenectomized beta-thalassemia major and intermedia patients
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Malignancies in patients with beta-thalassemia major and beta-thalassemia intermedia: a multicenter study in Iran.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Hematology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1658-5127
DOI: 10.4103/joah.joah_76_17