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Chapter 1 - Anemias, Red Cells, and the Essential Elements of Red Cell Homeostasis

from Section 1 - The Normal Human Red Blood Cell

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2018

By
Edward J. Benz
Edited by
Edward J. Benz, Jr. ,
Nancy Berliner  and
Fred J. Schiffman
Edward J. Benz, Jr.
Affiliation:
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Nancy Berliner
Affiliation:
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Fred J. Schiffman
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital, Boston
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Anemia
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
 , pp. 1 - 13
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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