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Case Studies

Gastrointestinal vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease

Garima GautamDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut, UConn Health, Farmington, ConnecticutCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert HarmonDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
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Raymond FoleyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
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Pages 856-857 | Received 13 May 2022, Accepted 28 Jul 2022, Published online: 15 Aug 2022

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