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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2017 Nov 25;390(10110):2331-2333.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32156-6. Epub 2017 Sep 21.

The price of blood is measured in iron

Alan E Mast  1 , Edward L Murphy  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The price of blood is measured in iron

Alan E Mast et al. Lancet. .
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