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Review

Endocrine Disease

Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf T. Soliman, Nikos Skordis
Ali Taher, John Porter
, editors.
Maria Domenica Cappellini  1 , Dimitrios Farmakis  2 , John Porter  3 , Ali Taher  4
, editors.
In: 2021 Guidelines: For the Management of Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia (TDT) [Internet]. 4th edition. Nicosia (Cyprus): Thalassaemia International Federation; 2023. CHAPTER 8.
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Endocrine Disease

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