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Section 3, Part A - Microcytic Anemias

from Section 3 - Specific Forms of Anemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2018

Edward J. Benz, Jr.
Affiliation:
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Nancy Berliner
Affiliation:
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Fred J. Schiffman
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital, Boston
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Anemia
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
, pp. 39 - 58
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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