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The impact of statins on the intensity of phlebotomies in polycythemia vera

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Šibenik-Knin County, Stjepana Radića 83, 22000, Šibenik, Croatia

    Ivan Krečak & Velka Gverić-Krečak

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, “Dr. Josip Benčević” General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia

    Hrvoje Holik & Božena Coha

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

    Martina Morić-Perić & Ivan Zekanović

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Krečak, I., Holik, H., Morić-Perić, M. et al. The impact of statins on the intensity of phlebotomies in polycythemia vera. Ann Hematol 99, 911–912 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-03950-6

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