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Original Article

Prevalence of Thalassemia and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Newborns and Adults at the Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

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Pages 260-266 | Received 12 May 2017, Accepted 19 Oct 2017, Published online: 18 Dec 2017

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