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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST PAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CONFERENCE ON HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES DAMASCUS (SYRIA), 1–2 MAY, 2009 GUEST EDITORS: MICHAEL ANGASTINIOTIS AND ANDROULLA ELEFTHERIOUThe Fifth Section: Endocrine and Liver Complications

Osteopenia–Osteoporosis Syndrome in Patients with Thalassemia: Understanding of Type of Bone Disease and Response to Treatment

Ratna Chatterjee Institute For Women's Health, University College London, University College Hospital, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rekha Bajoria Institute For Women's Health, University College London, University College Hospital, London, UK; North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK
Pages S136-S138 | Published online: 13 Dec 2009

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