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. 2025 Apr;92(4):431.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-024-05414-5. Epub 2025 Jan 11.

Congenital Methemoglobinemia: A Cause of Polycythemia

Santosh Govind Rathod  1 , Saima Kabir  2 , Sajad Ahmed Geelani  3 , Afaq Ahmad Khan  3 , Reshma Roshan  3 , Javid Rasool Bhat  3
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Congenital Methemoglobinemia: A Cause of Polycythemia

Santosh Govind Rathod et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2025 Apr.
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