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Hemolytic Anemia

Evans syndrome: a study of six cases with review of literature

Kajal Kiran DhingraDepartment of PathologyMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi110002, India
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Deepali JainDepartment of PathologyMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi110002, India
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Shramana MandalDepartment of PathologyMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi110002, India
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Nita KhuranaDepartment of PathologyMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi110002, India
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Tejinder SinghDepartment of PathologyMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi110002, India
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Naresh GuptaDepartment of MedicineMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi110002, India
Pages 356-360 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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