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Financial Burden of Treatment of Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia

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  1. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

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Bansal, D. Financial Burden of Treatment of Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia. Indian J Pediatr 85, 85–86 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2547-2

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