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PREVALENCE AND HEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF β-THALASSEMIA TRAIT IN GAZIANTEP URBAN AREA, TURKEY

, MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, PhD & , MD, PhD, MPH
Pages 419-425 | Received 28 Feb 2006, Accepted 10 Mar 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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