Endocrinopathies in thalassemia major patient
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Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia major patients in Thalassemia Center Jakarta, Indonesia
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عنوان ژورنال: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1755-1307,1755-1315
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012174