The anaemia of lead poisoning
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The anaemia of lead poisoning.
Three cases of lead poisoning with a hypochromic anaemia, despite adequate iron stores, are presented and discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1961
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.14.5.548