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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;145(6):708-712.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1153_17.

Therapeutic advances in sickle cell disease in the last decade

Arun S Shet  1 , Swee Lay Thein  1
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Editorial

Therapeutic advances in sickle cell disease in the last decade

Arun S Shet et al. Indian J Med Res. 2017 Jun.
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