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Laboratory Associations With Transcranial Doppler Categories in Sickle Cell Disease

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    Dipty Jain

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    Fenella J. Kirkham

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Jain, D., Kirkham, F.J. Laboratory Associations With Transcranial Doppler Categories in Sickle Cell Disease. Indian Pediatr 60, 622–623 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2957-3

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