A rare cause of iron deficiency anemia in a child: Lithobezoar.
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Yasemin Altuner Torun1, Edip Torun2, Ayşe Betül Ergül3, Musa Karakükçü4, Türkan Patıroğlu4 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey 2Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 3Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey 4Department of Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University Kayseri, Turkey
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology
دوره 28 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011