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POSTTRANSPLANT ORAL IRON-CHELATING THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH β-THALASSEMIA MAJOR

M. Akif YesilipekDepartment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Gulsun KarasuDepartment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, MD,
Mediha KazikDepartment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, MD,
Vedat UygunDepartment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, MD &
Zeynep OzturkDepartment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
Pages 374-379 | Accepted 26 Feb 2010, Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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