Idiopathic Haemochromatosis in a Young Female with Amenorrhoea
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The spine in idiopathic haemochromatosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107688908200919