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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 25, 2001 - Issue 1
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A RARE CASE OF OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE STERNUM IN AN ADULT WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Ilya Blokh Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Prem Sobti Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Harry Zinn Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Joshua Burack Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Patrick Ajiboye Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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William Solomon Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Peter Gillette Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Albert S. Braverman Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.; Box 55, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, U.S.A.
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Pages 111-113 | Received 23 Jun 2000, Accepted 03 Aug 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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