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Peripheral Neuropathy in Thalassemia Major

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We wish to thank help of Mrs. Sunita and Mr. Wazir in coordinating performance of nerve conduction study.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India

    Jaya Shankar Kaushik, Anjali Verma, Harshit Sharma & Alka Yadav

  2. Department of Neurology, Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

    Kiran Bala & Surekha Dabla

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Kaushik, J.S., Verma, A., Sharma, H. et al. Peripheral Neuropathy in Thalassemia Major. Indian J Pediatr 86, 395–396 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2797-7

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