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international journal for hemoglobin research
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COVID-19 in a Patient with β-Thalassemia Major and Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Valeria M. PintoCongenital Anemia Center, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Giorgio E. DerchiCardiology, Istituto Clinico Ligure di Alta Specialità (ICLAS), Genoa, Italy;
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Lorenzo BacigalupoRadiology, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy;
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Emanuele PontaliInfectious Disease Unit, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedale Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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Gian Luca ForniCongenital Anemia Center, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy;
Pages 218-220 | Received 19 May 2020, Accepted 24 May 2020, Published online: 18 Jun 2020

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