A case of spur cell anemia with alcoholic liver cirrhosis successfully treated with flunarizine hydrochloride.
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Spur cell anemia associated with alcoholic cirrhosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Kanzo
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0451-4203,1881-3593
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.33.617