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Letters to the Editor

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura following anti-rabies vaccines

Sanjeev Kumar SharmaDepartment of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tulika SethDepartment of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Narendra AgrawalDepartment of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Manoranjan MahapatraDepartment of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Pravas MishraDepartment of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Pages 317-318 | Received 30 Jul 2011, Accepted 02 Aug 2011, Published online: 17 Oct 2011

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