920 PLASMA PROTEIN C LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD)
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198504000-00950