Factitious methemoglobinemia
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hematology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0361-8609,1096-8652
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199911)62:3<196::aid-ajh11>3.3.co;2-z