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Intervertebral disc calcification in a sickle cell thalassemia patient

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  1. First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

    M. Kati, I. Meletis, D. Farmakis, A. Giakoumis & A. Aessopos

  2. University of Peloponnese, Nursing School, Sparta, Greece

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Kati, M., Tsironi, M., Meletis, I. et al. Intervertebral disc calcification in a sickle cell thalassemia patient. Ann Hematol 85, 875–877 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0163-8

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