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Case Report

Pregnancy and iron status in β-thalassaemia major and intermedia: six years’ experience in a North London Hospital

E. VlachodimitropoulouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. ThomasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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F. ShahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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A. Kyei-MensahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
Pages 567-570 | Received 17 Jan 2017, Accepted 13 May 2017, Published online: 01 Feb 2018

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