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Comment
. 2019 Oct 24;381(17):1687-1688.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1911668.

Transfusion Timing and Volume in African Children with Severe Anemia. Reply

Kathryn Maitland  1 , Peter Olupot-Olupot  2 , A Sarah Walker  3
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Transfusion Timing and Volume in African Children with Severe Anemia. Reply

Kathryn Maitland et al. N Engl J Med. .
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