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The contribution of multiple packed red blood cell transfusions toward cardiac and liver dysfunction in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia*

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Pages 2472-2475 | Received 21 Jun 2015, Accepted 27 Jan 2016, Published online: 25 Feb 2016

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