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international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 28, 2004 - Issue 4
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A Confidential Inquiry Estimating the Number of Patients Affected with Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia Major Confirms the Need for a Prevention Strategy in The Netherlands

Piero C. Giordano Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Wassenaarseweg 72, AL Leiden, 2333, The Netherlands; Hemoglobinopathies and Red Cell Diagnostics, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Wassenaarseweg 72, AL Leiden, 2333, The Netherlands
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Marelle J. Bouva Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Wassenaarseweg 72, AL Leiden, 2333, The Netherlands
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Cornelis L. Harteveld Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Wassenaarseweg 72, AL Leiden, 2333, The Netherlands
Pages 287-296 | Received 26 Mar 2004, Accepted 14 Jun 2004, Published online: 24 Aug 2009

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