Increased blood requirements during long-term transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease

Alan R. Cohen; George R. Buchanan; Marie Martin; Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(05)82155-9

Increased blood requirements during long-term transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease

Alan R. Cohen, George R. Buchanan, Marie Martin, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	405-407
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Journal of pediatrics
Volume	118
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(05)82155-9
State	Published - Mar 1991

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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