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international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 46, 2022 - Issue 2
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Hemoglobinopathies and COVID-19: The Experience of a Center in Northern Greece

Christos Varelasa Hematology Department and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, General Hospital “Georgios Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eleni Gavriilakia Hematology Department and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, General Hospital “Georgios Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Ioanna Sakellaria Hematology Department and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, General Hospital “Georgios Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Filippos Klonizakisb Adult Thalassemia Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Achilles Anagnostopoulosa Hematology Department and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, General Hospital “Georgios Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Apostolos Tsapasb Adult Thalassemia Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-4072
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Efthimia Vlachakib Adult Thalassemia Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Pages 143-145 | Received 15 Jun 2021, Accepted 10 Aug 2021, Published online: 13 Sep 2022

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