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SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION SECONDARY TO EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIETIC MASS BY HYPERTRANSFUSION IN A PATIENT WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR

, MBCHB, FHKAM(Paed), , MBBS, MRCPCH, , MBBS, MRCP(UK), FHKAM (Paed), , MBBS, FRCP (Glas, Edin, London), FHKAM(Paed) & , FHKCR
Pages 317-321 | Received 09 Sep 2005, Accepted 08 Feb 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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