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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
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Original Article

Clinically Significant Differences in the Visual Analog Pain Scale in Acute Vasoocclusive Sickle Cell Crisis

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Pages 427-432 | Received 15 Nov 2006, Accepted 26 Feb 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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