Autopsy findings and pattern of mortality in Nigerian sickle cell disease patients
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Autopsy findings and pattern of mortality in Nigerian sickle cell disease patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.30.4043