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Original Article

Liver Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Spur-Cell (Acanthocytic) Anaemia: A Study of Erythrocyte Ghost Composition and Fluidity

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Pages 1204-1209 | Received 13 Feb 1995, Accepted 18 Apr 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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