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Challenges in the management of iron-deficiency anemia in Senegal, West Africa

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The authors thank all the staff of the Hematology Department of Cheikh Anta Diop University and of the Clinical Hematology Department located at the National Blood Transfusion Center in Dakar, Senegal.

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  1. Hematology department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal

    Moussa Seck, Blaise Félix Faye, Abibatou Sall, Awa Oumar Touré & Saliou Diop

  2. Clinical Hematology Department, Dakar, Senegal

    Moussa Seck, Bakhtyari Manal, Sokhna Aissatou Touré, Mohamed Keita, Alioune Badara Diallo, Blaise Félix Faye, Sérigne Mourtalla Guèye, Fatma Dieng & Saliou Diop

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Seck, M., Manal, B., Touré, S.A. et al. Challenges in the management of iron-deficiency anemia in Senegal, West Africa. Ann Hematol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-024-05626-x

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