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A CASE OF POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME IN A CHILD WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME FOLLOWING ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

, BS, , MD & , MD, PhD
Pages 59-64 | Accepted 09 Oct 2009, Published online: 02 Feb 2010

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