Patterns of mortality in adult sickle cell disease in the Al-Hasa region of Saudi Arabia.

نویسندگان

  • Ahmad Al-Suliman
  • Nashwa Ahmed Elsarraf
  • Mahmmoud Baqishi
  • Hassan Homrany
  • Jawad Bousbiah
  • Ebtasam Farouk
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of Saudi medicine

دوره 26 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006