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Quality of Life in Thalassemia Major

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  1. Department of Hematology, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Neelam-Bata Road, Neelam Chowk, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India

    V. P. Choudhry

  2. Batra Hospital & Medical Research Center, 1, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, New Delhi, 110062, India

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Choudhry, V.P. Quality of Life in Thalassemia Major. Indian J Pediatr 85, 957–958 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2792-z

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